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codejasleen committed Mar 24, 2026
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29 changes: 27 additions & 2 deletions openml/_api_calls.py
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# License: BSD 3-Clause
from __future__ import annotations

from openml.tasks.functions import _get_estimation_procedure_list
import re
import contextlib
import hashlib
import logging
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additional_information,
)
else:
full_message = f"{message} - {additional_information}"
full_message = f"{message} - {additional_information}"

# Improve estimation_procedure error message
if additional_information and "acceptable inputs" in additional_information:
try:
import re
from openml.tasks.functions import _get_estimation_procedure_list

# Extract IDs
ids = list(map(int, re.findall(r"\d+", additional_information)))

# Get mapping
procedures = _get_estimation_procedure_list()
mapping = {p["id"]: p["name"] for p in procedures}

# Format
pretty = [f"{i}: {mapping.get(i, 'Unknown')}" for i in ids]

full_message = (
f"{message} - problematic input: [estimation_procedure],\n"
"acceptable inputs:\n" + "\n".join(pretty)
)

except Exception:
pass

if code in [
102, # flow/exists post
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