Document the removal the usage of the C stack in Python to Python calls

[markshannon]

BPO	45317
Nosy	@markshannon, @pablogsal
PRs	GH-89480: Document motivation, design and implementation of 3.11 frame stack. #32304

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GitHub fields:

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created_at = <Date 2021-09-29.11:40:33.214>
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title = 'Document the removal the usage of the C stack in Python to Python calls'
updated_at = <Date 2022-04-04.14:10:02.227>
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45317'
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Linked PRs

• gh-89480: Document the gdb helpers #115657
• [3.12] gh-89480: Document the gdb helpers (GH-115657) #115857
• [3.11] gh-89480: Document the gdb helpers (GH-115657) #115858

[markshannon]

Assuming that bpo-45256 is implemented, we will need to document it.

I'm opening a separate issue, so this doesn't get lost in the midst of 45256.

We need to:

Document the changes to gdb. Possibly at https://wiki.python.org/moin/DebuggingWithGdb, or in the main docs.

Add a "what's new" entry explaining what the impact of this change is.