Index: Lib/test/test_module.py
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--- Lib/test/test_module.py	(revision 79899)
+++ Lib/test/test_module.py	(working copy)
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@
             return foo
         self.assertEqual(f().__dict__["bar"], 4)
 
+    def test_getattribute(self):
+        # See issue 8297
+        import sys
+        try:
+            sys.no_exist
+            self.fail('sys.no_exist should raise AttributeError!')
+        except AttributeError, e:
+            self.assertEqual(e.message,
+                    "module object 'sys' has no attribute 'no_exist'")
+        except:
+            self.fail('sys.no_exist should raise AttributeError!')
+
+
 def test_main():
     run_unittest(ModuleTests)