@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ class _Conf(config.ConfigNamespace):
     Rootname sets the base path for all config files.
     """
 
+    name: str  # this attribute is set by the parent ConfigNamespace
+
     def __init__(
         self, defaultvalue="", description=None, cfgtype=None, module=None, aliases=None
     ):
@@ -599,13 +601,12 @@ def get_config(
         from cannot be determined.
     """
     if packageormod is None:
-        packageormod = find_current_module(2)
-        if packageormod is None:
+        if (mod := find_current_module(2)) is None:
             msg1 = "Cannot automatically determine get_config module, "
             msg2 = "because it is not called from inside a valid module"
             raise RuntimeError(msg1 + msg2)
         else:
-            packageormod = packageormod.__name__
+            packageormod = mod.__name__
 
         _autopkg = True
 
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 
 # Initialize by calling _init_log()
-log = None
+log: logging.Logger
 
 
 class LoggingError(Exception):
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Conf(_config.ConfigNamespace):
 conf = Conf()
 
 
-def _init_log():
+def _init_log() -> logging.Logger:
     """Initializes the Astropy log--in most circumstances this is called
     automatically when importing astropy.
     """
 
@@ -1061,3 +1061,7 @@ exclude = [
     # otherwise pick up as an implicit namespace package.
     "astropy/cosmology/data/",
 ]
+modules = [
+    # Specific config modules
+    "astropy.config.configuration",
+]
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -1061,3 +1061,7 @@ exclude = [`
`1061`	`1061`	`# otherwise pick up as an implicit namespace package.`
`1062`	`1062`	`"astropy/cosmology/data/",`
`1063`	`1063`	`]`
	`1064`	`+modules = [`
	`1065`	`+ # Specific config modules`
	`1066`	`+ "astropy.config.configuration",`
	`1067`	`+]`