Issue #18426: improve exception message. Courtesy of Amaury
diff --git a/Python/importdl.c b/Python/importdl.c
index e393de1..0ea954c 100644
--- a/Python/importdl.c
+++ b/Python/importdl.c
@@ -97,8 +97,12 @@
/* Remember pointer to module init function. */
def = PyModule_GetDef(m);
- if (def == NULL)
+ if (def == NULL) {
+ PyErr_Format(PyExc_SystemError,
+ "initialization of %s did not return an extension "
+ "module", shortname);
goto error;
+ }
def->m_base.m_init = p;
/* Remember the filename as the __file__ attribute */