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

Misc/NEWS

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ What's New in Python 3.3.1?
 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

@@ -3059,7 +3059,7 @@ object_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     if (excess_args(args, kwds) &&
         (type->tp_init == object_init || type->tp_new != object_new)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "object.__new__() takes no parameters");
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "object() takes no parameters");
         return NULL;
     }