bpo-33018: Improve issubclass() error checking and message. (GH-5944)
This improves error message for situations when a non-class is
checked w.r.t. an abstract base class.
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
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Richard Brodie
Michael Broghton
Ammar Brohi
+Josh Bronson
Daniel Brotsky
Jean Brouwers
Gary S. Brown
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-03-22-23-09-06.bpo-33018.0ncEJV.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-03-22-23-09-06.bpo-33018.0ncEJV.rst
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+Improve consistency of errors raised by ``issubclass()`` when called with a
+non-class and an abstract base class as the first and second arguments,
+respectively. Patch by Josh Bronson.