New submission from Chris Tandiono: Currently, random.sample(population, k) raises a ValueError if k is out of the range of [0, len(population)], inclusive. However, the message says "Sample larger than population" even when the real problem is that k < 0. The attached patch fixes that.
The problem exists in all versions of Python that have the random.sample function. I think I should be adding tests for this, but I don't know in what existing file, if any, this test should go into. ---------- components: Library (Lib) files: random_sample.patch keywords: patch messages: 183808 nosy: Chris.Tandiono priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Providing invalid value to type: behavior versions: 3rd party, Python 2.6, Python 2.7, Python 3.1, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4, Python 3.5 Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file29354/random_sample.patch _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue17388> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
