Python: Fix ImportError in imp.py under Python 3.14#20630
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It seems `_ERR_MSG` was silently removed in Python 3.14, leading to an `ImportError` when running the extractor. To fix this, we explicitly set `_ERR_MSG` when the existing import fails (using `_ERR_MSG_PREFIX` which is available in Python 3.14+, along with the bits that make up the difference between this and `_ERR_MSG`).
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Pull Request Overview
This PR fixes a Python 3.14 compatibility issue where the extractor crashes with an ImportError due to the removal of _ERR_MSG from Python's importlib._bootstrap module. The fix implements a fallback mechanism that constructs the error message format when the original import fails.
- Adds compatibility handling for the removed
_ERR_MSGconstant in Python 3.14 - Updates the extractor version to reflect the fix
- Documents the change in the changelog
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| File | Description |
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python/extractor/imp.py |
Implements try/except fallback to construct _ERR_MSG when not available in Python 3.14+ |
python/extractor/semmle/util.py |
Bumps extractor version from 7.1.4 to 7.1.5 |
python/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-10-13-fix-importerror-on-python-3.14.md |
Documents the Python 3.14 compatibility fix |
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Follow-up to github#20630 The fix didn't fully work since when we raise the ImportError in `find_module` we don't pass a named argument into the format string which causes a `KeyError`. We need to use a format string without named arguments, like Python 3.13 and earlier did.
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It seems
_ERR_MSGwas silently removed in Python 3.14, leading to anImportErrorwhen running the extractor.To fix this, we explicitly set
_ERR_MSGwhen the existing import fails (using_ERR_MSG_PREFIXwhich is available in Python 3.14+, along with the bits that make up the difference between this and_ERR_MSG).