From b840e4ea1cec50c5e20908b1ff4a20651ed421f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 13:28:18 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 01/25] symtable commit

---
 Lib/symtable.py           | 13 +++++++++++++
 Lib/test/test_symtable.py | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Lib/symtable.py b/Lib/symtable.py
index 4c832e68f94cbd..0ca17ae1581726 100644
--- a/Lib/symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/symtable.py
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class Function(SymbolTable):
     __frees = None
     __globals = None
     __nonlocals = None
+    __cells = None
 
     def __idents_matching(self, test_func):
         return tuple(ident for ident in self.get_identifiers()
@@ -229,6 +230,14 @@ def get_frees(self):
             self.__frees = self.__idents_matching(is_free)
         return self.__frees
 
+    def get_cells(self):
+        """Return a tuple of cells in the function."""
+        if self.__cells is None:
+            is_cell = lambda x: _get_scope(x) == CELL
+            self.__cells = self.__idents_matching(is_cell)
+        return self.__cells
+
+
 
 class Class(SymbolTable):
 
@@ -342,6 +351,10 @@ def is_free(self):
         """
         return bool(self.__scope == FREE)
 
+    def is_cell(self):
+        """Return *True* if the symbol is a cell variable."""
+        return bool(self.__scope == CELL)
+
     def is_free_class(self):
         """Return *True* if a class-scoped symbol is free from
         the perspective of a method."""
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
index 094ab8f573e7ba..1a972f8d50e173 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
@@ -611,6 +611,22 @@ def test_filter_syntax_warnings_by_module(self):
             self.assertEqual(wm.filename, filename)
             self.assertIs(wm.category, SyntaxWarning)
 
+    def test_cells(self):
+        #test for addition of is_cell() and get_cells()
+        #see https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143504
+        code="""def outer():
+                    x=1
+                    def inner():
+                        return x"""
+
+        top=symtable.symtable(code,"?","exec")
+        outer=top.get_children()[0]
+
+        self.assertIn("x",outer.get_cells())
+
+        self.assertTrue(outer.lookup("x").is_cell())
+        self.assertFalse(outer.lookup("inner").is_cell())
+
 
 class ComprehensionTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def get_identifiers_recursive(self, st, res):

From 0b676e42d9c3306a0986a03cfb48def6b364777a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yashraj <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:17:19 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 02/25] symtable fix 1

Co-authored-by: AN Long <aisk@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Lib/symtable.py | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Lib/symtable.py b/Lib/symtable.py
index 0ca17ae1581726..b22149f4f7794e 100644
--- a/Lib/symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/symtable.py
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ def get_cells(self):
         return self.__cells
 
 
-
 class Class(SymbolTable):
 
     __methods = None

From 2175829e698f01a7f555dcb3ee09a30879de09c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:28:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 03/25] symtable fix 2- news

---
 .../2026-01-08-16-28-03.gh-issue-143504.PlC_Yv.rst               | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-01-08-16-28-03.gh-issue-143504.PlC_Yv.rst

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-01-08-16-28-03.gh-issue-143504.PlC_Yv.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-01-08-16-28-03.gh-issue-143504.PlC_Yv.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a4692f9c36777a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-01-08-16-28-03.gh-issue-143504.PlC_Yv.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add symtable.is_cell() and get_cells() methods for cell variable analysis.

From 17072bdae2f20519bc7ac148dedf98c253809279 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:51:46 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 04/25] symtable fix 3

---
 Lib/symtable.py | 12 +++++-------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/symtable.py b/Lib/symtable.py
index b22149f4f7794e..a4caaa6c0c392c 100644
--- a/Lib/symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/symtable.py
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ def get_children(self):
         return [_newSymbolTable(st, self._filename)
                 for st in self._table.children]
 
+    def get_cells(self):
+        """Return a list of cell variable names in the table."""
+        return [s.get_name() for s in self.get_symbols() if s.is_cell()]
+
+
 
 def _get_scope(flags):  # like _PyST_GetScope()
     return (flags >> SCOPE_OFF) & SCOPE_MASK
@@ -230,13 +235,6 @@ def get_frees(self):
             self.__frees = self.__idents_matching(is_free)
         return self.__frees
 
-    def get_cells(self):
-        """Return a tuple of cells in the function."""
-        if self.__cells is None:
-            is_cell = lambda x: _get_scope(x) == CELL
-            self.__cells = self.__idents_matching(is_cell)
-        return self.__cells
-
 
 class Class(SymbolTable):
 

From f09648869f1eee1487b3fcde09bfdea7768dd4d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:58:48 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 05/25] symtable fix 4

---
 Lib/test/test_symtable.py | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
index 1a972f8d50e173..9a47ef9973574e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
@@ -620,10 +620,8 @@ def inner():
                         return x"""
 
         top=symtable.symtable(code,"?","exec")
-        outer=top.get_children()[0]
-
+        outer = find_block(top, "outer")
         self.assertIn("x",outer.get_cells())
-
         self.assertTrue(outer.lookup("x").is_cell())
         self.assertFalse(outer.lookup("inner").is_cell())
 

From 57b36be4f7818758aa4f71b00124da74abcc4b02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:27:40 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 06/25] symtable fix 5

---
 Lib/symtable.py           |  9 ++++-----
 Lib/test/test_symtable.py | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/symtable.py b/Lib/symtable.py
index a4caaa6c0c392c..29fb74680f4543 100644
--- a/Lib/symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/symtable.py
@@ -171,10 +171,6 @@ def get_children(self):
         return [_newSymbolTable(st, self._filename)
                 for st in self._table.children]
 
-    def get_cells(self):
-        """Return a list of cell variable names in the table."""
-        return [s.get_name() for s in self.get_symbols() if s.is_cell()]
-
 
 
 def _get_scope(flags):  # like _PyST_GetScope()
@@ -189,7 +185,6 @@ class Function(SymbolTable):
     __frees = None
     __globals = None
     __nonlocals = None
-    __cells = None
 
     def __idents_matching(self, test_func):
         return tuple(ident for ident in self.get_identifiers()
@@ -235,6 +230,10 @@ def get_frees(self):
             self.__frees = self.__idents_matching(is_free)
         return self.__frees
 
+    def get_cells(self):
+        """Return a list of cell variable names in the table."""
+        return [s.get_name() for s in self.get_symbols() if s.is_cell()]
+
 
 class Class(SymbolTable):
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
index 9a47ef9973574e..164e1068a6b1db 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
@@ -284,6 +284,20 @@ def test_local(self):
     def test_free(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.internal.lookup("x").is_free())
 
+    def test_cells(self):
+        #test for addition of is_cell() and get_cells()
+        #see https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143504
+        code="""def outer():
+                    x=1
+                    def inner():
+                        return x"""
+
+        top=symtable.symtable(code,"?","exec")
+        outer = find_block(top, "outer")
+        self.assertIn("x",outer.get_cells())
+        self.assertTrue(outer.lookup("x").is_cell())
+        self.assertFalse(outer.lookup("inner").is_cell())
+
     def test_referenced(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.internal.lookup("x").is_referenced())
         self.assertTrue(self.spam.lookup("internal").is_referenced())
@@ -611,20 +625,6 @@ def test_filter_syntax_warnings_by_module(self):
             self.assertEqual(wm.filename, filename)
             self.assertIs(wm.category, SyntaxWarning)
 
-    def test_cells(self):
-        #test for addition of is_cell() and get_cells()
-        #see https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143504
-        code="""def outer():
-                    x=1
-                    def inner():
-                        return x"""
-
-        top=symtable.symtable(code,"?","exec")
-        outer = find_block(top, "outer")
-        self.assertIn("x",outer.get_cells())
-        self.assertTrue(outer.lookup("x").is_cell())
-        self.assertFalse(outer.lookup("inner").is_cell())
-
 
 class ComprehensionTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def get_identifiers_recursive(self, st, res):

From 5c558f448f4baa5491951228d0df1136584b3a77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:28:44 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 07/25] symtable fix 5

---
 Lib/symtable.py | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Lib/symtable.py b/Lib/symtable.py
index 29fb74680f4543..544211c98a6f62 100644
--- a/Lib/symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/symtable.py
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ def get_children(self):
                 for st in self._table.children]
 
 
-
 def _get_scope(flags):  # like _PyST_GetScope()
     return (flags >> SCOPE_OFF) & SCOPE_MASK
 

From a9e5bf75e7ec79ceb6cc657eaf3c367c8f7d917c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:53:22 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 08/25] symtable fix 6

---
 Lib/symtable.py           | 8 ++++++--
 Lib/test/test_symtable.py | 5 ++---
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/symtable.py b/Lib/symtable.py
index 544211c98a6f62..33c8d0bd23efa1 100644
--- a/Lib/symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/symtable.py
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class Function(SymbolTable):
     __frees = None
     __globals = None
     __nonlocals = None
+    __cells = None
 
     def __idents_matching(self, test_func):
         return tuple(ident for ident in self.get_identifiers()
@@ -230,8 +231,11 @@ def get_frees(self):
         return self.__frees
 
     def get_cells(self):
-        """Return a list of cell variable names in the table."""
-        return [s.get_name() for s in self.get_symbols() if s.is_cell()]
+        """Return a list of cell variable names in the table.
+        """
+        if self.__cells is None:
+            self.__cells = [s.get_name() for s in self.get_symbols() if s.is_cell()]
+        return self.__cells
 
 
 class Class(SymbolTable):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
index 164e1068a6b1db..cb05d5fcbf457c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
@@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ def test_free(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.internal.lookup("x").is_free())
 
     def test_cells(self):
-        #test for addition of is_cell() and get_cells()
-        #see https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143504
+
         code="""def outer():
                     x=1
                     def inner():
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ def inner():
 
         top=symtable.symtable(code,"?","exec")
         outer = find_block(top, "outer")
-        self.assertIn("x",outer.get_cells())
+        self.assertEqual(outer.get_cells(), ["x"])
         self.assertTrue(outer.lookup("x").is_cell())
         self.assertFalse(outer.lookup("inner").is_cell())
 

From f437b13d2838e9ecb7e4bac566e20af3790aa8a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:45:07 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 09/25] symtable fix 6

---
 Lib/test/test_symtable.py | 11 +----------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
index cb05d5fcbf457c..8e5af65385ede2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
@@ -285,17 +285,8 @@ def test_free(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.internal.lookup("x").is_free())
 
     def test_cells(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.spam.lookup("x").is_cell())
 
-        code="""def outer():
-                    x=1
-                    def inner():
-                        return x"""
-
-        top=symtable.symtable(code,"?","exec")
-        outer = find_block(top, "outer")
-        self.assertEqual(outer.get_cells(), ["x"])
-        self.assertTrue(outer.lookup("x").is_cell())
-        self.assertFalse(outer.lookup("inner").is_cell())
 
     def test_referenced(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.internal.lookup("x").is_referenced())

From 54c8de1c63c5e3603c80dc64ad1659a05a77ca5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yashraj <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:24:37 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 10/25] symtable fix 7

Co-authored-by: Irit Katriel <1055913+iritkatriel@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Lib/symtable.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Lib/symtable.py b/Lib/symtable.py
index 33c8d0bd23efa1..d6b928fa5db518 100644
--- a/Lib/symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/symtable.py
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ def get_cells(self):
         """Return a list of cell variable names in the table.
         """
         if self.__cells is None:
-            self.__cells = [s.get_name() for s in self.get_symbols() if s.is_cell()]
+            is_cell = lambda x: _get_scope(x) == CELL
+            self.__cells = self.__idents_matching(is_cell)
         return self.__cells
 
 

From 3732812678a2f3846fbf69019ea483cd701a9c04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yashraj <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:24:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 11/25] symtable fix 8
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Co-authored-by: Bénédikt Tran <10796600+picnixz@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Lib/symtable.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Lib/symtable.py b/Lib/symtable.py
index d6b928fa5db518..7a9c189d331ac8 100644
--- a/Lib/symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/symtable.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def get_frees(self):
         return self.__frees
 
     def get_cells(self):
-        """Return a list of cell variable names in the table.
+        """Return a tuple of cell variable names in the table.
         """
         if self.__cells is None:
             is_cell = lambda x: _get_scope(x) == CELL

From d36cd8442eb939cc6273d7e80eaf7b7c6e2f5d63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yashraj <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:25:12 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 12/25] symtable fix 8
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Co-authored-by: Bénédikt Tran <10796600+picnixz@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Lib/test/test_symtable.py | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
index 8e5af65385ede2..5bf461f11dc61b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ def test_free(self):
     def test_cells(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.spam.lookup("x").is_cell())
 
-
     def test_referenced(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.internal.lookup("x").is_referenced())
         self.assertTrue(self.spam.lookup("internal").is_referenced())

From a1ebb6951da0fb2eb1b84e411ad231fae3c7fb67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:50:00 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 13/25] symtable fix 9

---
 Doc/library/symtable.rst                               | 10 ++++++++++
 Lib/test/test_symtable.py                              |  1 +
 .../2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst     |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst

diff --git a/Doc/library/symtable.rst b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
index f5e6f9f8acfdb8..1af01895a8b57e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/symtable.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ Examining Symbol Tables
       Return a tuple containing names of :term:`free (closure) variables <closure variable>`
       in this function.
 
+   .. method:: get_cells()
+
+      Return a tuple containing the names of cell variables in this table.
+
 
 .. class:: Class
 
@@ -353,6 +357,12 @@ Examining Symbol Tables
       Return the namespace bound to this name. If more than one or no namespace
       is bound to this name, a :exc:`ValueError` is raised.
 
+   .. method:: is_cell()
+
+      Return ``True`` if the symbol is a cell variable.
+
+      .. versionadded:: 3.15
+
 
 .. _symtable-cli:
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
index 5bf461f11dc61b..c748243110df9f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ def test_function_info(self):
         self.assertEqual(sorted(func.get_locals()), expected)
         self.assertEqual(sorted(func.get_globals()), ["bar", "glob", "some_assigned_global_var"])
         self.assertEqual(self.internal.get_frees(), ("x",))
+        self.assertEqual(self.spam.get_cells(), ("some_var", "x",))
 
     def test_globals(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.spam.lookup("glob").is_global())
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a1d137fca6c00d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add :meth:`symtable.SymbolTable.get_cells` and
+:meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.

From 611d4d3fa0a1c4d7c3251fb4a3a2b6391311aae4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:09:39 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 14/25] symtable fix 9

---
 Doc/library/symtable.rst | 14 +++++++-------
 Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst    |  8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/symtable.rst b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
index 1af01895a8b57e..7dbf70311553b5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/symtable.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Examining Symbol Tables
 
    .. method:: get_cells()
 
-      Return a tuple containing the names of cell variables in this table.
+      Return a tuple containing names of :term:`cell variables <closure variable>` in this table.
 
 
 .. class:: Class
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ Examining Symbol Tables
       Return ``True`` if the symbol is referenced in its block, but not assigned
       to.
 
+   .. method:: is_cell()
+
+      Return ``True`` if the symbol is a cell variable.
+
+      .. versionadded:: 3.15
+
    .. method:: is_free_class()
 
       Return *True* if a class-scoped symbol is free from
@@ -357,12 +363,6 @@ Examining Symbol Tables
       Return the namespace bound to this name. If more than one or no namespace
       is bound to this name, a :exc:`ValueError` is raised.
 
-   .. method:: is_cell()
-
-      Return ``True`` if the symbol is a cell variable.
-
-      .. versionadded:: 3.15
-
 
 .. _symtable-cli:
 
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
index 1d4961d7293631..7ee3126bc4404e 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
@@ -737,6 +737,14 @@ ssl
    (Contributed by Ron Frederick in :gh:`138252`.)
 
 
+symtable
+--------
+
+* Add :meth:`symtable.SymbolTable.get_cells` and
+  :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
+  (Contributed by Yashp002 in :gh:`143504`.)
+
+
 sys
 ---
 

From 700a24ffa29e26d3dd901a1ec986a83cfc461141 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:16:03 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 15/25] symtable fix 10

---
 Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
index 7ee3126bc4404e..b6ad602e46bb1b 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
@@ -740,8 +740,8 @@ ssl
 symtable
 --------
 
-* Add :meth:`symtable.SymbolTable.get_cells` and
-  :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
+* Add :meth:`symtable.SymbolTable.Function.get_cells` and :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
+
   (Contributed by Yashp002 in :gh:`143504`.)
 
 

From 2b96cb53a9e658a8b96537f698b1c1ac0e9d52c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:32:51 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 16/25] symtable fix 10

---
 Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
index b6ad602e46bb1b..c52aa4fe1b2aac 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ ssl
 symtable
 --------
 
-* Add :meth:`symtable.SymbolTable.Function.get_cells` and :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
+* Add :meth:`symtable.Function.get_cells` and :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
 
   (Contributed by Yashp002 in :gh:`143504`.)
 

From 8c3a597f3a3a1e8625e5973b65890827604c7dac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yashraj <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:56:52 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 17/25] symtable fix

Co-authored-by: Irit Katriel <1055913+iritkatriel@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Doc/library/symtable.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/symtable.rst b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
index 7dbf70311553b5..a9653c8ed6e96f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/symtable.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ Examining Symbol Tables
 
    .. method:: is_cell()
 
-      Return ``True`` if the symbol is a cell variable.
+      Return ``True`` if the symbol is referenced from a nested block.
 
       .. versionadded:: 3.15
 

From b36df01c075aa9e8af1d0f32c6a72883c7d5ffb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yashraj <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:57:07 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 18/25] Update Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst

Co-authored-by: Irit Katriel <1055913+iritkatriel@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
index c52aa4fe1b2aac..4b678e49a44533 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
@@ -741,7 +741,6 @@ symtable
 --------
 
 * Add :meth:`symtable.Function.get_cells` and :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
-
   (Contributed by Yashp002 in :gh:`143504`.)
 
 

From 253935764339e55066177c8d2bd34199856d01ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:02:55 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 19/25] symtable fix 11

---
 .../2026-01-08-16-28-03.gh-issue-143504.PlC_Yv.rst               | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
 delete mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-01-08-16-28-03.gh-issue-143504.PlC_Yv.rst

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-01-08-16-28-03.gh-issue-143504.PlC_Yv.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-01-08-16-28-03.gh-issue-143504.PlC_Yv.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index a4692f9c36777a..00000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-01-08-16-28-03.gh-issue-143504.PlC_Yv.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add symtable.is_cell() and get_cells() methods for cell variable analysis.

From b8df6598f734438d35bad7412475dcee12f80e5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:08:12 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 20/25] symtable fix 11

---
 .../Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst    | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
index a1d137fca6c00d..ab2c3dc106b471 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Add :meth:`symtable.SymbolTable.get_cells` and
-:meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
+Add :meth:`symtable.Function.get_cells` and :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
+

From 68653ee4ef05e77ce0e933979e097cbc91a6c4e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yashraj <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:22:55 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 21/25] Update Doc/library/symtable.rst
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Co-authored-by: Bénédikt Tran <10796600+picnixz@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Doc/library/symtable.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/symtable.rst b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
index a9653c8ed6e96f..051f8d001b6e64 100644
--- a/Doc/library/symtable.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ Examining Symbol Tables
 
       Return ``True`` if the symbol is referenced from a nested block.
 
-      .. versionadded:: 3.15
+      .. versionadded:: next
 
    .. method:: is_free_class()
 

From 6a6da413145ef5bd489b1e91c2779cb23fcfaaea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:24:36 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 22/25] symtable fix 12

---
 Doc/library/symtable.rst                                       | 2 ++
 .../Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst     | 3 +--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/symtable.rst b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
index 051f8d001b6e64..5bd57aa3f5cf64 100644
--- a/Doc/library/symtable.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ Examining Symbol Tables
 
       Return a tuple containing names of :term:`cell variables <closure variable>` in this table.
 
+      .. versionadded:: next
+
 
 .. class:: Class
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
index ab2c3dc106b471..b2c0f14299b89b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-Add :meth:`symtable.Function.get_cells` and :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
-
+Add :meth:`symtable.Function.get_cells` and :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
\ No newline at end of file

From b5e8482edcad3ec45897ddc7420663e9268ac1bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yash <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:32:14 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 23/25] symtable fix 12

---
 .../next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
index b2c0f14299b89b..e0c2c287f57271 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-01-24-13-49-05.gh-issue-143594.nilGlg.rst
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Add :meth:`symtable.Function.get_cells` and :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.
\ No newline at end of file
+Add :meth:`symtable.Function.get_cells` and :meth:`symtable.Symbol.is_cell` methods.

From 14a6c287a52987d10c04c71e0a309804ef0bd919 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yashraj <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:44:46 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 24/25] Update Lib/symtable.py

Co-authored-by: Irit Katriel <1055913+iritkatriel@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Lib/symtable.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Lib/symtable.py b/Lib/symtable.py
index 7a9c189d331ac8..45610fd5612995 100644
--- a/Lib/symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/symtable.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def get_frees(self):
         return self.__frees
 
     def get_cells(self):
-        """Return a tuple of cell variable names in the table.
+        """Return a tuple of cell variables in the function.
         """
         if self.__cells is None:
             is_cell = lambda x: _get_scope(x) == CELL

From a8bb25a6cdda64d59d47fb6c2269ea4c628200a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yashraj <yashrajpala8@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:44:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 25/25] Update Doc/library/symtable.rst

Co-authored-by: Irit Katriel <1055913+iritkatriel@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Doc/library/symtable.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/symtable.rst b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
index 5bd57aa3f5cf64..0b722d7d4e35cf 100644
--- a/Doc/library/symtable.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/symtable.rst
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ Examining Symbol Tables
 
    .. method:: is_cell()
 
-      Return ``True`` if the symbol is referenced from a nested block.
+      Return ``True`` if the symbol is referenced but not assigned in a nested block.
 
       .. versionadded:: next