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 <h4 class="subsubsection">23.2.2.32 Python representation of architectures</h4>
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 <p><small>GDB</small> uses architecture specific parameters and artifacts in a
 number of its various computations.  An architecture is represented
 by an instance of the <code>gdb.Architecture</code> class.
 </p>
 <p>A <code>gdb.Architecture</code> class has the following methods:
 </p>
 <dl>
 <dt><a name="index-Architecture_002ename"></a>Function: <strong>Architecture.name</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
 <dd><p>Return the name (string value) of the architecture.
 </p></dd></dl>

 <dl>
 <dt><a name="index-Architecture_002edisassemble"></a>Function: <strong>Architecture.disassemble</strong> <em>(<var>start_pc</var> <span class="roman">[</span>, <var>end_pc</var> <span class="roman">[</span>, <var>count</var><span class="roman">]]</span>)</em></dt>
 <dd><p>Return a list of disassembled instructions starting from the memory
 address <var>start_pc</var>.  The optional arguments <var>end_pc</var> and
 <var>count</var> determine the number of instructions in the returned list.
 If both the optional arguments <var>end_pc</var> and <var>count</var> are
 specified, then a list of at most <var>count</var> disassembled instructions
 whose start address falls in the closed memory address interval from
 <var>start_pc</var> to <var>end_pc</var> are returned.  If <var>end_pc</var> is not
 specified, but <var>count</var> is specified, then <var>count</var> number of
 instructions starting from the address <var>start_pc</var> are returned.  If
 <var>count</var> is not specified but <var>end_pc</var> is specified, then all
 instructions whose start address falls in the closed memory address
 interval from <var>start_pc</var> to <var>end_pc</var> are returned.  If neither
 <var>end_pc</var> nor <var>count</var> are specified, then a single instruction at
 <var>start_pc</var> is returned.  For all of these cases, each element of the
 returned list is a Python <code>dict</code> with the following string keys:
 </p>
 <dl compact="compact">
 <dt><code>addr</code></dt>
 <dd><p>The value corresponding to this key is a Python long integer capturing
 the memory address of the instruction.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt><code>asm</code></dt>
 <dd><p>The value corresponding to this key is a string value which represents
 the instruction with assembly language mnemonics.  The assembly
 language flavor used is the same as that specified by the current CLI
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 <dt><code>length</code></dt>
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	<p><small>GDB</small> uses architecture specific parameters and artifacts in a
	number of its various computations. An architecture is represented
	by an instance of the <code>gdb.Architecture</code> class.
	</p>
	<p>A <code>gdb.Architecture</code> class has the following methods:
	</p>
	<dl>
	<dt><a name="index-Architecture_002ename"></a>Function: <strong>Architecture.name</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
	<dd><p>Return the name (string value) of the architecture.
	</p></dd></dl>

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	<dt><a name="index-Architecture_002edisassemble"></a>Function: <strong>Architecture.disassemble</strong> <em>(<var>start_pc</var> <span class="roman">[</span>, <var>end_pc</var> <span class="roman">[</span>, <var>count</var><span class="roman">]]</span>)</em></dt>
	<dd><p>Return a list of disassembled instructions starting from the memory
	address <var>start_pc</var>. The optional arguments <var>end_pc</var> and
	<var>count</var> determine the number of instructions in the returned list.
	If both the optional arguments <var>end_pc</var> and <var>count</var> are
	specified, then a list of at most <var>count</var> disassembled instructions
	whose start address falls in the closed memory address interval from
	<var>start_pc</var> to <var>end_pc</var> are returned. If <var>end_pc</var> is not
	specified, but <var>count</var> is specified, then <var>count</var> number of
	instructions starting from the address <var>start_pc</var> are returned. If
	<var>count</var> is not specified but <var>end_pc</var> is specified, then all
	instructions whose start address falls in the closed memory address
	interval from <var>start_pc</var> to <var>end_pc</var> are returned. If neither
	<var>end_pc</var> nor <var>count</var> are specified, then a single instruction at
	<var>start_pc</var> is returned. For all of these cases, each element of the
	returned list is a Python <code>dict</code> with the following string keys:
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	<dd><p>The value corresponding to this key is a Python long integer capturing
	the memory address of the instruction.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt><code>asm</code></dt>
	<dd><p>The value corresponding to this key is a string value which represents
	the instruction with assembly language mnemonics. The assembly
	language flavor used is the same as that specified by the current CLI
	variable <code>disassembly-flavor</code>. See <a href="Machine-Code.html#Machine-Code">Machine Code</a>.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt><code>length</code></dt>
	<dd><p>The value corresponding to this key is the length (integer value) of the
	instruction in bytes.
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