Add a note about NameError/AttributeError suggestions with custom err…

…or functions (pythonGH-26794)
jdevries3133 · Jun 19, 2021 · d4b87bc · d4b87bc
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@@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ raised from:
 
 (Contributed by Pablo Galindo in :issue:`38530`.)
 
+   .. warning::
+      Notice this won't work if :c:func:`PyErr_Display` is not called to display the error
+      which can happen if some other custom error display function is used. This is a common
+      scenario in some REPLs like IPython.
+
 NameErrors
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -362,6 +367,12 @@ was raised from:
 
 (Contributed by Pablo Galindo in :issue:`38530`.)
 
+   .. warning::
+      Notice this won't work if :c:func:`PyErr_Display` is not called to display the error,
+      which can happen if some other custom error display function is used. This is a common
+      scenario in some REPLs like IPython.
+
+
 PEP 626: Precise line numbers for debugging and other tools
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