Add test exercising that the appropriate error is raised when calling

lazy import within an except block. Also removed unused var.

Author: brittanyrey

Lib/test/test_syntax.py

@@ -3511,6 +3511,15 @@ def test_lazy_import_in_trystar_block(self):
     pass
 """, "lazy from ... import not allowed inside try/except blocks")
 
+    def test_lazy_import_in_except_block(self):
+        """Test that lazy imports are not allowed inside except blocks."""
+        self._check_error("""\
+try:
+    sys.modules # trigger the except block
+except* Exception:
+   lazy import sys
+""", "lazy import not allowed inside try/except blocks")
+
     def test_lazy_import_in_function(self):
         """Test that lazy imports are not allowed inside functions."""
         self._check_error("""\

Objects/lazyimportobject.c

@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ lazy_import_repr(PyObject *op)
 static PyObject *
 lazy_import_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
-    PyTypeObject *base_tp = &PyLazyImport_Type;
     if (!_PyArg_NoKeywords("lazy_import", kwds)) {
         return NULL;
     }