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@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ See also :ref:`Reflection <reflection>`.
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyFrame_GetLocals(PyFrameObject *frame)
 
    Get the *frame*'s :attr:`~frame.f_locals` attribute.
-   If the frame refers to a function or comprehension, this returns
-   a write-through proxy object that allows modifying the locals.
+   If the frame refers to an :term:`optimised scope`, this returns a
+   write-through proxy object that allows modifying the locals.
    In all other cases (classes, modules, :func:`exec`, :func:`eval`) it returns
    the mapping representing the frame locals directly (as described for
    :func:`locals`).
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ See also :ref:`Reflection <reflection>`.
    .. versionadded:: 3.11
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.13
-      Return a proxy object for functions and comprehensions.
+      As part of :pep:`667`, return a proxy object for optimised scopes.
 
 
 .. c:function:: int PyFrame_GetLineNumber(PyFrameObject *frame)
 
@@ -889,6 +889,13 @@ Glossary
       (methods).  Also the ultimate base class of any :term:`new-style
       class`.
 
+   optimised scope
+      A scope where target local variable names are reliably known to the
+      compiler when the code is compiled, allowing optimisation of read and
+      write access to these names. The local namespaces for functions,
+      generators, coroutines, comprehensions, and generator expressions are
+      optimised.
+
    package
       A Python :term:`module` which can contain submodules or recursively,
       subpackages.  Technically, a package is a Python module with a
 
@@ -1080,14 +1080,14 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
     deleting local variables will immediately affect the contents of the
     returned mapping object.
 
-    At function scope (including for generators and coroutines), each call to
-    ``locals()`` instead returns a fresh dictionary containing the current
-    bindings of the function's local variables and any nonlocal cell references.
-    In this case, name binding changes made via the returned dict are *not*
-    written back to the corresponding local variables or nonlocal cell
-    references, and binding, rebinding, or deleting local variables and nonlocal
-    cell references does *not* affect the contents of previously returned
-    dictionaries.
+    In an :term:`optimised scope` (including functions, generators, and
+    coroutines), each call to ``locals()`` instead returns a fresh dictionary
+    containing the current bindings of the function's local variables and any
+    nonlocal cell references. In this case, name binding changes made via the
+    returned dict are *not* written back to the corresponding local variables
+    or nonlocal cell references, and assigning, reassigning, or deleting local
+    variables and nonlocal cell references does *not* affect the contents
+    of previously returned dictionaries.
 
     Calling ``locals()`` as part of a comprehension in a function, generator, or
     coroutine is equivalent to calling it in the containing scope, except that
@@ -1098,7 +1098,6 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
     Calling ``locals()`` as part of a generator expression is equivalent to
     calling it in a nested generator function.
 
-
    .. versionchanged:: 3.13
       As part of :pep:`667`, the semantics of mutating the mapping object
       returned from this function are now formally defined. The behavior in
 
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ Special read-only attributes
    * - .. attribute:: frame.f_locals
      - The dictionary used by the frame to look up
        :ref:`local variables <naming>`.
-       If the frame refers to a function or comprehension,
+       If the frame refers to an :term:`optimised scope`,
        this may return a write-through proxy object.
 
        .. versionchanged:: 3.13
 
@@ -378,10 +378,11 @@ Historically, the semantics for mutating the return value of :func:`locals` have
 been left to individual Python implementations to define.
 
 Through :pep:`667`, Python 3.13 standardises the historical behaviour of CPython
-for most code execution scopes, but changes optimised scopes (functions,
-generators, coroutines, comprehensions, and generator expressions) to explicitly
-return independent snapshots of the currently assigned local variables, included
-locally referenced nonlocal variables captured in closures.
+for most code execution scopes, but changes
+:term:`optimised scopes <optimised scope>` (functions, generators, coroutines,
+comprehensions, and generator expressions) to explicitly return independent
+snapshots of the currently assigned local variables, including locally
+referenced nonlocal variables captured in closures.
 
 To ensure debuggers and similar tools can reliably update local variables in
 scopes affected by this change, :attr:`FrameType.f_locals <frame.f_locals>` now
@@ -392,8 +393,6 @@ updated shared  ``dict`` instance with undefined runtime semantics.
 See :pep:`667` for more details, including related C API changes and
 deprecations.
 
-.. todo: Add notes to porting guide
-
 
 Other Language Changes
 ======================
 
@@ -392,9 +392,12 @@ def setup(self, f, tb):
             self.tb_lineno[tb.tb_frame] = lineno
             tb = tb.tb_next
         self.curframe = self.stack[self.curindex][0]
-        # The f_locals dictionary is updated from the actual frame
-        # locals whenever the .f_locals accessor is called, so we
-        # cache it here to ensure that modifications are not overwritten.
+        # The f_locals dictionary used to be updated from the actual frame
+        # locals whenever the .f_locals accessor was called, so it was
+        # cached here to ensure that modifications were not overwritten. While
+        # the caching is no longer required now that f_locals is a direct proxy
+        # on optimised frames, it's also harmless, so the code structure has
+        # been left unchanged.
         self.curframe_locals = self.curframe.f_locals
         self.set_convenience_variable(self.curframe, '_frame', self.curframe)