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 fix
Changes by Chris Tandiono :
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title: Providing invalid value to -> Providing invalid value to random.sample
can result in incorrect error message
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Chris Tandiono added the comment:
Hmm. I'm not sure I buy the argument that the new message is less useful
(wouldn't you like to know the exact values that caused the problem? that's
what int() does when you provide it garbage). I guess it could be less
informative, since you
