Add MethodError hints for functions in other modules

base/errorshow.jl

@@ -327,13 +327,33 @@ function showerror(io::IO, ex::MethodError)
     if ft <: AbstractArray
         print(io, "\nIn case you're trying to index into the array, use square brackets [] instead of parentheses ().")
     end
-    # Check for local functions that shadow methods in Base
-    let name = ft.name.singletonname
-        if f_is_function && isdefined(Base, name)
-            basef = getfield(Base, name)
-            if basef !== f && hasmethod(basef, arg_types)
-                print(io, "\nYou may have intended to import ")
-                show_unquoted(io, Expr(:., :Base, QuoteNode(name)))
+    # Check for functions with the same name in other modules
+    if f_is_function && ex.world != typemax(UInt)
+        let name = ft.name.singletonname
+            modules_to_check = Set{Module}()
+            push!(modules_to_check, Base)
+            for T in san_arg_types_param
+                modulesof!(modules_to_check, T)
+            end
+
+            # Check all modules (sorted for consistency)
+            sorted_modules = sort!(collect(modules_to_check), by=nameof)
+            for mod in sorted_modules
+                if isdefined(mod, name)
+                    candidate = getfield(mod, name)
+                    if candidate !== f && hasmethod(candidate, arg_types; world=ex.world)
+                        if mod === Base
+                            print(io, "\nYou may have intended to import ")
+                            show_unquoted(io, Expr(:., :Base, QuoteNode(name)))
+                        else
+                            print(io, "\nThe definition in ")
+                            show_unquoted(io, mod)
+                            print(io, " may have intended to extend ")
+                            f_module = parentmodule(ft)
+                            show_unquoted(io, Expr(:., f_module, QuoteNode(name)))
+                        end
+                    end
+                end
             end
         end
     end

test/errorshow.jl

@@ -1019,6 +1019,20 @@ for (func,str) in ((TestMethodShadow.:+,":+"), (TestMethodShadow.:(==),":(==)"),
     @test occursin("You may have intended to import Base.$str", sprint(Base.showerror, ex))
 end
 
+# Test hint for functions in modules of argument types (issue #58682)
+module TestModuleHint
+    struct Bar end
+    length(x::Bar) = 42
+end
+let ex = try
+        # Call Base.length on TestModuleHint.Bar - should suggest importing TestModuleHint.length
+        length(TestModuleHint.Bar())
+    catch e
+        e
+    end::MethodError
+    @test occursin("may have intended to extend", sprint(Base.showerror, ex))
+end
+
 # Test that implementation detail of include() is hidden from the user by default
 let bt = try
         @noinline include("testhelpers/include_error.jl")