clarified code objects
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@@ -495,11 +495,11 @@
\begin{description}
\item[Code objects]
-Code objects represent executable code. The difference between a code
+Code objects represent ``pseudo-compiled'' executable Python code.
+The difference between a code
object and a function object is that the function object contains an
explicit reference to the function's context (the module in which it
-was defined) while a code object contains no context. There is no way
-to execute a bare code object.
+was defined) while a code object contains no context.
\obindex{code}
Special read-only attributes: \verb@co_code@ is a string representing