#7963: fix error message when 'object' called with arguments.

Patch by Alexander Belopolsky.

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 51f6f1b..6f01693 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ What's New in Python 3.2.4
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #7963: Fixed misleading error message that issued when object is
+  called without arguments.
+
 - Issue #5308: Raise ValueError when marshalling too large object (a sequence
   with size >= 2**31), instead of producing illegal marshal data.
 
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index fd2ae67..bbf03a1 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -2842,14 +2842,14 @@ object_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
             type->tp_init != object_init)
         {
             err = PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
-                       "object.__new__() takes no parameters",
+                       "object() takes no parameters",
                        1);
         }
         else if (type->tp_new != object_new ||
                  type->tp_init == object_init)
         {
             PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                "object.__new__() takes no parameters");
+                "object() takes no parameters");
             err = -1;
         }
     }