gh-146492: Improve SyntaxError for missing comma between import clauses

Grammar/python.gram

@@ -1432,10 +1432,14 @@ invalid_import:
     | 'import' token=NEWLINE {
         RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_STARTING_FROM(token, "Expected one or more names after 'import'") }
 invalid_dotted_as_name:
+    | a=dotted_name b=['as' NAME] c=dotted_name {
+        RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_KNOWN_RANGE(b ? (expr_ty) b : a, c, "expected comma between import clauses") }
     | dotted_name 'as' !(NAME (',' | ')' | ';' | NEWLINE)) a=expression {
         RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_KNOWN_LOCATION(a,
             "cannot use %s as import target", _PyPegen_get_expr_name(a)) }
 invalid_import_from_as_name:
+    | [NAME 'as'] a=NAME b=NAME {
+        RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_KNOWN_RANGE(a, b, "expected comma between import clauses") }
     | NAME 'as' !(NAME (',' | ')' | ';' | NEWLINE)) a=expression {
         RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_KNOWN_LOCATION(a,
             "cannot use %s as import target", _PyPegen_get_expr_name(a)) }

Lib/test/test_syntax.py

@@ -2225,6 +2225,22 @@
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 SyntaxError: Expected one or more names after 'import'
 
+>>> import a b
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: expected comma between import clauses
+
+>>> import a.a as a b.b
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: expected comma between import clauses
+
+>>> from x import a b
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: expected comma between import clauses
+
+>>> from x import a as a b
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: expected comma between import clauses
+
 >>> (): int
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 SyntaxError: only single target (not tuple) can be annotated

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-03-26-17-32-25.gh-issue-146492.zBMZmC.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Improve :exc:`SyntaxError` message for missing comma between import clauses
+in :keyword:`import statements <import>`. Patch by Brian Schubert.