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Add a warning block around the get_referrers() documentation (GH-24511)

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@ -135,10 +135,11 @@ The :mod:`gc` module provides the following functions:
resulting referrers. To get only currently live objects, call :func:`collect`
before calling :func:`get_referrers`.
Care must be taken when using objects returned by :func:`get_referrers` because
some of them could still be under construction and hence in a temporarily
invalid state. Avoid using :func:`get_referrers` for any purpose other than
debugging.
.. warning::
Care must be taken when using objects returned by :func:`get_referrers` because
some of them could still be under construction and hence in a temporarily
invalid state. Avoid using :func:`get_referrers` for any purpose other than
debugging.
.. function:: get_referents(*objs)