Use "instead of" technique for clearer name suggestions

johnslavik · johnslavik · commit 726189cf4c56 · 2026-01-28T12:00:36.000+01:00
diff --git a/Lib/traceback.py b/Lib/traceback.py
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ def __init__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback, *, limit=None,
             wrong_name = getattr(exc_value, "name", None)
             suggestion = _compute_suggestion_error(exc_value, exc_traceback, wrong_name)
             if suggestion:
-                self._str += f". Did you mean: '{suggestion}'?"
+                self._str += f". Did you mean '{suggestion}' instead of '{wrong_name}'?"
             if issubclass(exc_type, NameError):
                 wrong_name = getattr(exc_value, "name", None)
                 if wrong_name is not None and wrong_name in sys.stdlib_module_names:
