PolicyEngine / PolicyEngine/policyengine-core
Warn when attempting to update a parameter with `start=period`
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- Python
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Description
I just tripped up on this. Overall we should have stronger type warnings for periods/instants, since it's easy to mess up and hard to spot.
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the parameter-update handling for start=period, then determine the expected warning behavior and add coverage for that case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100