Ensure appropriate exception types are raised in `builtins.py`
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Description
There's a tendency in the code base to raise a RuntimeError for when something goes wrong. We should be throwing more specific errors like ValueError or TypeError when possible.
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Research direction
Start by auditing the RuntimeError sites in builtins.py and reading the surrounding call paths to understand each failure case. Done means the affected cases use more specific exception types such as ValueError or TypeError where appropriate, with existing behavior preserved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100