Patch #1290454: Fix reload() error message when parent module is not in
sys.modules.
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index c03d4cc..7cd5813 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -2288,13 +2288,14 @@
if (parentname == NULL)
return NULL;
parent = PyDict_GetItem(modules, parentname);
- Py_DECREF(parentname);
if (parent == NULL) {
PyErr_Format(PyExc_ImportError,
"reload(): parent %.200s not in sys.modules",
- name);
+ PyString_AS_STRING(parentname));
+ Py_DECREF(parentname);
return NULL;
}
+ Py_DECREF(parentname);
subname++;
path = PyObject_GetAttrString(parent, "__path__");
if (path == NULL)