Backport r82456
diff --git a/Doc/library/dis.rst b/Doc/library/dis.rst
index a73e6b3..e97743c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/dis.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/dis.rst
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@
:synopsis: Disassembler for Python bytecode.
-The :mod:`dis` module supports the analysis of Python :term:`bytecode` by
-disassembling it. Since there is no Python assembler, this module defines the
-Python assembly language. The Python bytecode which this module takes as an
+The :mod:`dis` module supports the analysis of CPython :term:`bytecode` by
+disassembling it. The CPython bytecode which this module takes as an
input is defined in the file :file:`Include/opcode.h` and used by the compiler
and the interpreter.
+.. impl-detail::
+
+ Bytecode is an implementation detail of the CPython interpreter! No
+ guarantees are made that bytecode will not be added, removed, or changed
+ between versions of Python. Use of this module should not be considered to
+ work across Python VMs or Python releases.
+
Example: Given the function :func:`myfunc`::
def myfunc(alist):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a2fa664..57998e3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@
- Issue #8193: Fix test_zlib failure with zlib 1.2.4.
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+- Issue #7829: Document in dis that bytecode is an implementation detail.
+
+
What's New in Python 3.1.2?
===========================