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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2016-11-21 22:34:51 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2016-11-21 22:34:51 (GMT)
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@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class Random(_random.Random):
randbelow = self._randbelow
n = len(population)
if not 0 <= k <= n:
- raise ValueError("Sample larger than population")
+ raise ValueError("Sample larger than population or is negative")
result = [None] * k
setsize = 21 # size of a small set minus size of an empty list
if k > 5: