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Slightly improve error message when given incorrect module path #140035

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Lib/runpy.py
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Expand Up @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def _get_module_details(mod_name, error=ImportError):
# pkgutil previously raised ImportError
msg = "Error while finding module specification for {!r} ({}: {})"
if mod_name.endswith(".py"):
msg += (f". Try using '{mod_name[:-3]}' instead of "
msg += (f". Try using '{mod_name[:-3].replace('/', '.')}' instead of "
f"'{mod_name}' as the module name.")
raise error(msg.format(mod_name, type(ex).__name__, ex)) from ex
if spec is None:
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