Document LOAD_FAST_CHECK opcode (#93498)

sweeneyde · web-flow · commit 4082c8e298a2 · 2022-06-05T11:24:09.000-04:00
diff --git a/Doc/library/dis.rst b/Doc/library/dis.rst
@@ -1042,6 +1042,17 @@ iterations of the loop.
 
    Pushes a reference to the local ``co_varnames[var_num]`` onto the stack.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.12
+      This opcode is now only used in situations where the local variable is
+      guaranteed to be initialized. It cannot raise :exc:`UnboundLocalError`.
+
+.. opcode:: LOAD_FAST_CHECK (var_num)
+
+   Pushes a reference to the local ``co_varnames[var_num]`` onto the stack,
+   raising an :exc:`UnboundLocalError` if the local variable has not been
+   initialized.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.12
 
 .. opcode:: STORE_FAST (var_num)
 
