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20167	import_by_path should show the original traceback on an ImportError	grampajoe	grampajoe	"When django.utils.module_loading.import_by_path encounters an ImportError, it hides the original traceback:

{{{
>>> import_by_path('utils_tests.test_module.bad_module.content')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ""<stdin>"", line 1, in <module>
  File ""/home/grampajoe/Projects/django/django/utils/module_loading.py"", line 28, in import_by_path
    error_prefix, module_path, e))
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error importing module utils_tests.test_module.bad_module: ""No module named a_package_name_that_does_not_exist""
}}}

That gives us the original exception message, but the traceback isn't relevant or useful.

I've written a fix using six.reraise at [https://github.com/grampajoe/django/tree/import-error-reraise]."	Bug	closed	Utilities	dev	Normal	fixed	import utils		Unreviewed	1	0	0	0	1	0