@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def reload(module):
         try:
             name = module.__name__
         except AttributeError:
-            raise TypeError("reload() argument must be a module")
+            raise TypeError("reload() argument must be a module") from None
 
     if sys.modules.get(name) is not module:
         raise ImportError(f"module {name} not in sys.modules", name=name)
 
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import sys
 from test.support import import_helper
 from test.support import os_helper
+from test import support
+import traceback
 import types
 import unittest
 import warnings
@@ -354,6 +356,20 @@ def test_module_missing_spec(self):
             with self.assertRaises(ModuleNotFoundError):
                 self.init.reload(module)
 
+    def test_reload_traceback_with_non_str(self):
+        # gh-125519
+        with support.captured_stdout() as stdout:
+            try:
+                self.init.reload("typing")
+            except TypeError as exc:
+                traceback.print_exception(exc, file=stdout)
+            else:
+                self.fail("Expected TypeError to be raised")
+        printed_traceback = stdout.getvalue()
+        self.assertIn("TypeError", printed_traceback)
+        self.assertNotIn("AttributeError", printed_traceback)
+        self.assertNotIn("module.__spec__.name", printed_traceback)
+
 
 (Frozen_ReloadTests,
  Source_ReloadTests
 
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Improve traceback if :func:`importlib.reload` is called with an object that
+is not a module. Patch by Alex Waygood.
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@`
	`1`	+Improve traceback if :func:`importlib.reload` is called with an object that
	`2`	`+is not a module. Patch by Alex Waygood.`