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diff --git a/coverage/misc.py b/coverage/misc.py
index 1e4b4e74..bd1767ca 100644
--- a/coverage/misc.py
+++ b/coverage/misc.py
@@ -83,14 +83,16 @@ def import_third_party(modname):
modname (str): the name of the module to import.
Returns:
- The imported module, or None if the module couldn't be imported.
+ The imported module, and a boolean indicating if the module could be imported.
+
+ If the boolean is False, the module returned is not the one you want: don't use it.
"""
with sys_modules_saved():
try:
- return importlib.import_module(modname)
+ return importlib.import_module(modname), True
except ImportError:
- return None
+ return sys, False
def nice_pair(pair):