Yes, that would be preferable. The error message is at Objects/typeobject.c#l2301, but keep in mind that this message is shown for both faulty calls to type() as well as any of its subclasses that don't override __new__, and I'm lukewarm on adding e.g. a PyType_Check call before that; might as well replace the PyType_CheckExact call and make this work. I'm not knowledgeable enough in that field though, you'll need a core dev's advice.