diff --git a/Lib/traceback.py b/Lib/traceback.py
--- a/Lib/traceback.py
+++ b/Lib/traceback.py
@@ -472,20 +472,19 @@ class TracebackException:
             self.lineno = str(exc_value.lineno)
             self.text = exc_value.text
             self.offset = exc_value.offset
             self.msg = exc_value.msg
         if lookup_lines:
             self._load_lines()
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_exception(self, exc, *args, **kwargs):
+    def from_exception(cls, exc, *args, **kwargs):
         """Create a TracebackException from an exception."""
-        return TracebackException(
-            type(exc), exc, exc.__traceback__, *args, **kwargs)
+        return cls(type(exc), exc, exc.__traceback__, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def _load_lines(self):
         """Private API. force all lines in the stack to be loaded."""
         for frame in self.stack:
             frame.line
         if self.__context__:
             self.__context__._load_lines()
         if self.__cause__: