python · AA-Turner · Apr 19, 2025 · Apr 18, 2025 · Apr 18, 2025 · Apr 18, 2025
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_textwrap.py b/Lib/test/test_textwrap.py
@@ -765,6 +765,13 @@ def test_subsequent_indent(self):
 # of IndentTestCase!
 class DedentTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def test_type_error(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, "expected str object, not"):
+            dedent(0)
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, "expected str object, not"):
+            dedent(b'')
+
     def assertUnchanged(self, text):
         """assert that dedent() has no effect on 'text'"""
         self.assertEqual(text, dedent(text))

diff --git a/Lib/textwrap.py b/Lib/textwrap.py
@@ -426,10 +426,11 @@ def dedent(text):
 
     Entirely blank lines are normalized to a newline character.
     """
-    if not text:
-        return text
-
-    lines = text.split('\n')
+    try:
+        lines = text.split('\n')
+    except (AttributeError, TypeError):
+        msg = f'expected str object, not {type(text).__qualname__!r}'
+        raise TypeError(msg) from None
 
     # Get length of leading whitespace, inspired by ``os.path.commonprefix()``.
     non_blank_lines = [l for l in lines if l and not l.isspace()]

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.14.0a7.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.14.0a7.rst
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Improve the import time of the :mod:`ast` module by extracting the
 .. nonce: 8M-HVz
 .. section: Library
 
-Improved performance of :func:`textwrap.dedent` by an average of ~1.3x.
+Improved performance of :func:`textwrap.indent` by an average of ~1.3x.
 Patch by Adam Turner.
 
 ..