b3cf79fc02
* Reimplemented Minesweeper as Flower Field and regenerated test cases. * Removed accidental solution from stub file.
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# Instructions append
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## Exception messages
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Sometimes it is necessary to [raise an exception](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/errors.html#raising-exceptions). When you do this, you should always include a **meaningful error message** to indicate what the source of the error is. This makes your code more readable and helps significantly with debugging. For situations where you know that the error source will be a certain type, you can choose to raise one of the [built in error types](https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#base-classes), but should still include a meaningful message.
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This particular exercise requires that you use the [raise statement](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/simple_stmts.html#the-raise-statement) to "throw" a `ValueError` when the `board()` function receives malformed input. The tests will only pass if you both `raise` the `exception` and include a message with it.
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To raise a `ValueError` with a message, write the message as an argument to the `exception` type:
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```python
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# when the board receives malformed input
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raise ValueError("The board is invalid with current input.")
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```
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