SF bug #1033038: Misleading error message in random.choice

Added a clarifying line to the docs.
2004-09-28 03:04:23 +00:00 · 2004-09-28 03:04:23 +00:00 · 78a5271d3e
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--- a/Doc/lib/librandom.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/librandom.tex
@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Functions for sequences:

 \begin{funcdesc}{choice}{seq}
  Return a random element from the non-empty sequence \var{seq}.
+  If \var{seq} is empty, raises \exception{IndexError}.
 \end{funcdesc}

 \begin{funcdesc}{shuffle}{x\optional{, random}}