1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/mock.py b/Lib/unittest/mock.py
index 5c78274d09..3f5442ed80 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/mock.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/mock.py
@@ -1557,9 +1557,9 @@ class _patch(object):
 def _get_target(target):
     try:
         target, attribute = target.rsplit('.', 1)
-    except (TypeError, ValueError):
-        raise TypeError("Need a valid target to patch. You supplied: %r" %
-                        (target,))
+    except (TypeError, ValueError, AttributeError):
+        raise TypeError(
+            f"Need a valid target to patch. You supplied: {target!r}")
     getter = lambda: _importer(target)
     return getter, attribute