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co_instrumentation and co_monitoring Unexpectedly Set

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Description

Bug report

Bug description:

I ran into the following problematic case with gh-133221 (which had to be reverted):

import sys
import _testinternalcapi

def foo():
    pass

def trace_temporarily():
    sys._getframe().f_trace_opcodes = True
    sys.settrace(print)
    sys.settrace(None)
    sys._getframe().f_trace_opcodes = False
trace_temporarily()

_testinternalcapi.verify_stateless_code(foo.__code__)
foo()
_testinternalcapi.verify_stateless_code(foo.__code__)  # fails

(See https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/133221#issuecomment-2853467104.)

I would expect co_instrumentation and co_monitoring to have remained NULL.

CC @markshannon

CPython versions tested on:

CPython main branch

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Research direction

Reproduce the provided example on the CPython main branch, focusing on sys.settrace, f_trace_opcodes, and _testinternalcapi.verify_stateless_code. Trace how the code object's co_instrumentation and co_monitoring state changes during the temporary tracing, and confirm the fix by ensuring both remain NULL and verification passes after foo() runs.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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