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<section id="frame-objects">
<h1>Frame Objects<a class="headerlink" href="#frame-objects" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
<dl class="c type">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrameObject">
<span class="k"><span class="pre">type</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Limited API</span></a> (as an opaque struct).</em><p>The C structure of the objects used to describe frame objects.</p>
<p>There are no public members in this structure.</p>
<div class="versionchanged">
<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.11: </span>The members of this structure were removed from the public C API.
Refer to the <a class="reference internal" href="../whatsnew/3.11.html#pyframeobject-3-11-hiding"><span class="std std-ref">What’s New entry</span></a>
for details.</p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<p>The <a class="reference internal" href="reflection.html#c.PyEval_GetFrame" title="PyEval_GetFrame"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetFrame()</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="init.html#c.PyThreadState_GetFrame" title="PyThreadState_GetFrame"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyThreadState_GetFrame()</span></code></a> functions
can be used to get a frame object.</p>
<p>See also <a class="reference internal" href="reflection.html#reflection"><span class="std std-ref">Reflection</span></a>.</p>
<dl class="c var">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_Type">
<a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyTypeObject" title="PyTypeObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyTypeObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_Type</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_Type" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>The type of frame objects.
It is the same object as <a class="reference internal" href="../library/types.html#types.FrameType" title="types.FrameType"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">types.FrameType</span></code></a> in the Python layer.</p>
<div class="versionchanged">
<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.11: </span>Previously, this type was only available after including
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre"><frameobject.h></span></code>.</p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_Check">
<span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_Check</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">obj</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_Check" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return non-zero if <em>obj</em> is a frame object.</p>
<div class="versionchanged">
<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.11: </span>Previously, this function was only available after including
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre"><frameobject.h></span></code>.</p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_GetBack">
<a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetBack</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_GetBack" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><em class="refcount return_new_ref">Return value: New reference.</em><p>Get the <em>frame</em> next outer frame.</p>
<p>Return a <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a>, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if <em>frame</em> has no outer
frame.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.9.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_GetBuiltins">
<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetBuiltins</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_GetBuiltins" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><em class="refcount return_new_ref">Return value: New reference.</em><p>Get the <em>frame</em>’s <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#frame.f_builtins" title="frame.f_builtins"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">f_builtins</span></code></a> attribute.</p>
<p>Return a <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a>. The result cannot be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.11.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_GetCode">
<a class="reference internal" href="code.html#c.PyCodeObject" title="PyCodeObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyCodeObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetCode</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_GetCode" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><em class="refcount return_new_ref">Return value: New reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.10.</em><p>Get the <em>frame</em> code.</p>
<p>Return a <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a>.</p>
<p>The result (frame code) cannot be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.9.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_GetGenerator">
<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetGenerator</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_GetGenerator" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><em class="refcount return_new_ref">Return value: New reference.</em><p>Get the generator, coroutine, or async generator that owns this frame,
or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if this frame is not owned by a generator.
Does not raise an exception, even if the return value is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
<p>Return a <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a>, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.11.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_GetGlobals">
<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetGlobals</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_GetGlobals" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><em class="refcount return_new_ref">Return value: New reference.</em><p>Get the <em>frame</em>’s <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#frame.f_globals" title="frame.f_globals"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">f_globals</span></code></a> attribute.</p>
<p>Return a <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a>. The result cannot be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.11.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_GetLasti">
<span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetLasti</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_GetLasti" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Get the <em>frame</em>’s <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#frame.f_lasti" title="frame.f_lasti"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">f_lasti</span></code></a> attribute.</p>
<p>Returns -1 if <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">frame.f_lasti</span></code> is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code>.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.11.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_GetVar">
<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetVar</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span>, <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_GetVar" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><em class="refcount return_new_ref">Return value: New reference.</em><p>Get the variable <em>name</em> of <em>frame</em>.</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p>Return a <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a> to the variable value on success.</p></li>
<li><p>Raise <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#NameError" title="NameError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NameError</span></code></a> and return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if the variable does not exist.</p></li>
<li><p>Raise an exception and return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> on error.</p></li>
</ul>
<p><em>name</em> type must be a <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#str" title="str"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></a>.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.12.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_GetVarString">
<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetVarString</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span>, <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_GetVarString" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><em class="refcount return_new_ref">Return value: New reference.</em><p>Similar to <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrame_GetVar" title="PyFrame_GetVar"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetVar()</span></code></a>, but the variable name is a C string
encoded in UTF-8.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.12.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_GetLocals">
<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetLocals</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_GetLocals" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><em class="refcount return_new_ref">Return value: New reference.</em><p>Get the <em>frame</em>’s <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#frame.f_locals" title="frame.f_locals"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">f_locals</span></code></a> attribute.
If the frame refers to an <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-optimized-scope"><span class="xref std std-term">optimized scope</span></a>, this returns a
write-through proxy object that allows modifying the locals.
In all other cases (classes, modules, <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#exec" title="exec"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">exec()</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#eval" title="eval"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">eval()</span></code></a>) it returns
the mapping representing the frame locals directly (as described for
<a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#locals" title="locals"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">locals()</span></code></a>).</p>
<p>Return a <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a>.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.11.</span></p>
</div>
<div class="versionchanged">
<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.13: </span>As part of <span class="target" id="index-0"></span><a class="pep reference external" href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0667/"><strong>PEP 667</strong></a>, return an instance of <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameLocalsProxy_Type" title="PyFrameLocalsProxy_Type"><code class="xref c c-var docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyFrameLocalsProxy_Type</span></code></a>.</p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrame_GetLineNumber">
<span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetLineNumber</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrame_GetLineNumber" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.10.</em><p>Return the line number that <em>frame</em> is currently executing.</p>
</dd></dl>
<section id="frame-locals-proxies">
<h2>Frame Locals Proxies<a class="headerlink" href="#frame-locals-proxies" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.13.</span></p>
</div>
<p>The <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#frame.f_locals" title="frame.f_locals"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">f_locals</span></code></a> attribute on a <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#frame-objects"><span class="std std-ref">frame object</span></a>
is an instance of a “frame-locals proxy”. The proxy object exposes a
write-through view of the underlying locals dictionary for the frame. This
ensures that the variables exposed by <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">f_locals</span></code> are always up to date with
the live local variables in the frame itself.</p>
<p>See <span class="target" id="index-1"></span><a class="pep reference external" href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0667/"><strong>PEP 667</strong></a> for more information.</p>
<dl class="c var">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrameLocalsProxy_Type">
<a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyTypeObject" title="PyTypeObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyTypeObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameLocalsProxy_Type</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrameLocalsProxy_Type" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>The type of frame <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#locals" title="locals"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">locals()</span></code></a> proxy objects.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyFrameLocalsProxy_Check">
<span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameLocalsProxy_Check</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">obj</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyFrameLocalsProxy_Check" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return non-zero if <em>obj</em> is a frame <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#locals" title="locals"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">locals()</span></code></a> proxy.</p>
</dd></dl>
</section>
<section id="internal-frames">
<h2>Internal Frames<a class="headerlink" href="#internal-frames" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
<p>Unless using <span class="target" id="index-2"></span><a class="pep reference external" href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0523/"><strong>PEP 523</strong></a>, you will not need this.</p>
<dl class="c struct">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c._PyInterpreterFrame">
<span class="k"><span class="pre">struct</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">_PyInterpreterFrame</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c._PyInterpreterFrame" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>The interpreter’s internal frame representation.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.11.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyUnstable_InterpreterFrame_GetCode">
<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyUnstable_InterpreterFrame_GetCode</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="k"><span class="pre">struct</span></span><span class="w"> </span><a class="reference internal" href="#c._PyInterpreterFrame" title="_PyInterpreterFrame"><span class="n"><span class="pre">_PyInterpreterFrame</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">;</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyUnstable_InterpreterFrame_GetCode" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><div class="unstable-c-api warning admonition">
<em>This is <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#unstable-c-api"><span class="std std-ref">Unstable API</span></a>. It may change without warning in minor releases.</em></div>
<blockquote>
<div><p>Return a <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a> to the code object for the frame.</p>
</div></blockquote>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.12.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyUnstable_InterpreterFrame_GetLasti">
<span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyUnstable_InterpreterFrame_GetLasti</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="k"><span class="pre">struct</span></span><span class="w"> </span><a class="reference internal" href="#c._PyInterpreterFrame" title="_PyInterpreterFrame"><span class="n"><span class="pre">_PyInterpreterFrame</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">;</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyUnstable_InterpreterFrame_GetLasti" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><div class="unstable-c-api warning admonition">
<em>This is <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#unstable-c-api"><span class="std std-ref">Unstable API</span></a>. It may change without warning in minor releases.</em></div>
<p>Return the byte offset into the last executed instruction.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.12.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="c function">
<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyUnstable_InterpreterFrame_GetLine">
<span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyUnstable_InterpreterFrame_GetLine</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="k"><span class="pre">struct</span></span><span class="w"> </span><a class="reference internal" href="#c._PyInterpreterFrame" title="_PyInterpreterFrame"><span class="n"><span class="pre">_PyInterpreterFrame</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">;</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyUnstable_InterpreterFrame_GetLine" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
<dd><div class="unstable-c-api warning admonition">
<em>This is <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#unstable-c-api"><span class="std std-ref">Unstable API</span></a>. It may change without warning in minor releases.</em></div>
<p>Return the currently executing line number, or -1 if there is no line number.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.12.</span></p>
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