python / python/cpython

Suggest a future feature name in `from __future__ import`

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Since Jul 21, 2026.

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Description

Feature or enhancement

Proposal:

When from __future__ import with a wrong name, maybe it is a typo. We can suggest a possible name. Just like:

>>> from __future__ import annotation
  File "<python-input-0>", line 1
    from __future__ import annotation
                           ^^^^^^^^^^
SyntaxError: future feature 'annotation' is not defined. Did you mean: 'annotations'?

One possible way is just read the line and analyse.

Has this already been discussed elsewhere?

This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere

Links to previous discussion of this feature:

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  • gh-154347

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