Help for ImportError should show a more useful signature.

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

The issue identifies Python's interpreter core but names no implementation file or test. Start by locating the ImportError help or signature handling and its existing tests, then confirm the intended useful signature from the issue history. Done means the help output is more informative and regression coverage verifies the new behavior.

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Description

interpreter-core type-feature
BPO 21577
Nosy @brettcannon, @terryjreedy, @ericsnowcurrently

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2014-05-26.04:27:28.715>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-feature', '3.9']
title = 'Help for ImportError should show a more useful signature.'
updated_at = <Date 2020-03-18.18:21:33.136>
user = 'https://github.com/ericsnowcurrently'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-03-18.18:21:33.136>
actor = 'brett.cannon'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2014-05-26.04:27:28.715>
creator = 'eric.snow'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 21577
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['219124', '219413', '219421']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['brett.cannon', 'terry.reedy', 'eric.snow']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue21577'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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