python
diff --git a/‎Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py‎
Lines changed: 4 additions & 9 deletions b/‎Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py‎
Lines changed: 4 additions & 9 deletions
@@ -1536,7 +1536,8 @@ def _sanity_check(name, package, level):
         raise ValueError("Empty module name")
 
 
-_ERR_MSG = 'No module named {!r}'
+_ERR_MSG_PREFIX = 'No module named '
+_ERR_MSG = _ERR_MSG_PREFIX + '{!r}'
 
 def _find_and_load_unlocked(name, import_):
     path = None
@@ -1556,11 +1557,7 @@ def _find_and_load_unlocked(name, import_):
             raise ImportError(msg, name=name)
     loader = _find_module(name, path)
     if loader is None:
-        exc = ImportError(_ERR_MSG.format(name), name=name)
-        # TODO(brett): switch to a proper ModuleNotFound exception in Python
-        # 3.4.
-        exc._not_found = True
-        raise exc
+        raise ImportError(_ERR_MSG.format(name), name=name)
     elif name not in sys.modules:
         # The parent import may have already imported this module.
         loader.load_module(name)
@@ -1650,9 +1647,7 @@ def _handle_fromlist(module, fromlist, import_):
                     # Backwards-compatibility dictates we ignore failed
                     # imports triggered by fromlist for modules that don't
                     # exist.
-                    # TODO(brett): In Python 3.4, have import raise
-                    #   ModuleNotFound and catch that.
-                    if getattr(exc, '_not_found', False):
+                    if str(exc).startswith(_ERR_MSG_PREFIX):
                         if exc.name == from_name:
                             continue
                     raise