@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ public static IntPtr __import__(IntPtr self, IntPtr args, IntPtr kw)
                 // We don't support them anyway
                 return IntPtr.Zero;
             }
+            // Save the exception
+            var originalException = new PythonException();
+            var originalExceptionMessage = originalException.ToString();
             // Otherwise,  just clear the it.
             Exceptions.Clear();
 
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ public static IntPtr __import__(IntPtr self, IntPtr args, IntPtr kw)
                 ManagedType mt = tail.GetAttribute(name, true);
                 if (!(mt is ModuleObject))
                 {
-                    Exceptions.SetError(Exceptions.ImportError, $"No module named {name}");
+                    Exceptions.SetError(Exceptions.ImportError, originalExceptionMessage);
                     return IntPtr.Zero;
                 }
                 if (head == null)
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@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ public static IntPtr __import__(IntPtr self, IntPtr args, IntPtr kw)
291	291	// We don't support them anyway
292	292	return IntPtr.Zero;
293	293	}
	294	+ // Save the exception
	295	+ var originalException = new PythonException();
	296	+ var originalExceptionMessage = originalException.ToString();
294	297	// Otherwise, just clear the it.
295	298	Exceptions.Clear();
296	299
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ public static IntPtr __import__(IntPtr self, IntPtr args, IntPtr kw)
342	345	ManagedType mt = tail.GetAttribute(name, true);
343	346	if (!(mt is ModuleObject))
344	347	{
345		- Exceptions.SetError(Exceptions.ImportError, $"No module named {name}");
	348	+ Exceptions.SetError(Exceptions.ImportError, originalExceptionMessage);
346	349	return IntPtr.Zero;
347	350	}
348	351	if (head == null)