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

Patch by Alexander Belopolsky.

Misc/NEWS

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ What's New in Python 2.7.4
 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.
 

Objects/typeobject.c

@@ -2897,14 +2897,14 @@ 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;
         }
     }