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Sort Instruction variants + Ensure each holds a singular oparg type
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CPython 3.12 SWAP bytecode instruction semantics documentation💡 Result:
SWAP(i) in CPython 3.12 swaps the top-of-stack with the i‑th-from-top element:
STACK[-i], STACK[-1] = STACK[-1], STACK[-i]. [1][2]
(Opcode documented in the Python dis module; added in 3.11 and present in 3.12.) [1][2]
Sources:
[1] Python 3.12 dis — Disassembler for Python bytecode. [2] Python documentation (dis) (same opcode entry).
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Python dis SWAP instruction stack operations 1-based depth TOS💡 Result:
SWAP(i) (added in CPython 3.11) swaps the top-of-stack (TOS) with the i‑th element below it, where i is 1‑based. Formally:
STACK[-i], STACK[-1] = STACK[-1], STACK[-i]. [1][2]
Example: stack = [A, B, C, D] (TOS = D)
Sources: Python dis module documentation. [1][2]
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CPython 3.12 augmented assignment s[a] += b bytecode SWAP pattern💡 Result:
Short answer: CPython 3.12 uses two SWAPs to reorder the stack so STORE_SUBSCR sees (key, container, value) as it expects after the in-place BINARY_OP.
Why: BINARY_SUBSCR (earlier) leaves the stack as: ..., s, a, s[a]. After loading b and executing BINARY_OP (+=) the stack is ..., s, a, (s[a] + b). STORE_SUBSCR implements
key = STACK.pop()
container = STACK.pop()
value = STACK.pop()
container[key] = value
so the top three stack items must be (value, container, key) before STORE_SUBSCR runs. The two SWAP ops move the computed value down into the right position (first SWAP 3 moves the value below s and a; SWAP 2 then places key and container in the order STORE_SUBSCR expects). See the dis/bytecode semantics and an example disassembly of s[a] += b. [1][2]
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Swapinstruction has a confirmed off‑by‑one error in JIT compilationThe web search confirms that CPython 3.12's
SWAP(i)bytecode uses 1-based indexing and swapsSTACK[-i]withSTACK[-1](the top of stack). For example, with stack[A, B, C, D](TOS = D),SWAP(2)produces[A, B, D, C]by swapping D and C.Tracing through the current implementation:
SWAP(2)on a stack of length 4:i = 3,j = 4 - 1 - 2 = 1→ swapsstack[3]withstack[1](D with B), yielding[A, D, C, B]✗j = len - index.get(arg) as usize→j = 4 - 2 = 2→ swapsstack[3]withstack[2](D with C), yielding[A, B, D, C]✓This off-by-one error will cause incorrect stack reordering for any JIT-compiled code using
Swap, including augmented assignment patterns likes[a] += bwhich useSWAP 3; SWAP 2in CPython 3.12+.Recommended fix:
Add a unit test exercising
SWAP 2andSWAP 3patterns to lock in correct semantics.📝 Committable suggestion
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