From 2bd6b30bf837bc644279cda550928d01cf436fc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ianb <devnull@localhost>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 19:23:44 +0000
Subject: Give better error message

---
 paste/util/import_string.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'paste/util')

diff --git a/paste/util/import_string.py b/paste/util/import_string.py
index af32b24..d3e5771 100644
--- a/paste/util/import_string.py
+++ b/paste/util/import_string.py
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ def simple_import(s):
             break
     obj = module
     while parts:
-        obj = getattr(module, parts[0])
+        try:
+            obj = getattr(module, parts[0])
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "Cannot find %s in module %r" % (parts[0], module))
         parts = parts[1:]
     return obj
 
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