gh-143811: Add helpful default error messages to AttributeError and NameError#143813
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gh-143811: Add helpful default error messages to AttributeError and NameError#143813johnslavik wants to merge 3 commits intopython:mainfrom
AttributeError and NameError#143813johnslavik wants to merge 3 commits intopython:mainfrom
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| wrong_name = getattr(exc_value, "name", None) | ||
| if wrong_name is not None and wrong_name in sys.stdlib_module_names: |
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Out of scope, within the same function: wrong_name = ... and wrong_name is not None and could be removed here.
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@serhiy-storchaka, what do you think? Would it be of benefit to change it in this PR?
I've already made one unrelated change to reduce redundancy (although necessary to keep things simple).
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Co-authored-by: Aaron Wieczorek <aaronw@fastmail.com>
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I'm not confident in this change, but I'll revisit the original issue. |
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AttributeErrorin__getattr__shows a garbled message with attribute suggestions #143811CC @a12k for review