#7963: fix error message when 'object' called with arguments.
Patch by Alexander Belopolsky.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 51f6f1b..6f01693 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
Core and Builtins
-----------------
+- Issue #7963: Fixed misleading error message that issued when object is
+ called without arguments.
+
- Issue #5308: Raise ValueError when marshalling too large object (a sequence
with size >= 2**31), instead of producing illegal marshal data.
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index fd2ae67..bbf03a1 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -2842,14 +2842,14 @@
type->tp_init != object_init)
{
err = PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
- "object.__new__() takes no parameters",
+ "object() takes no parameters",
1);
}
else if (type->tp_new != object_new ||
type->tp_init == object_init)
{
PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
- "object.__new__() takes no parameters");
+ "object() takes no parameters");
err = -1;
}
}