Fixed Improper Method Call: Replaced NotImplementedError

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Details

While triaging your project, our bug fixing tool generated the following message(s)-

In file: identicon.py, class: Matrix2D, there is a special method __mul__ that raises a NotImplementedError. If a special method supporting a binary operation is not implemented it should return NotImplemented. On the other hand, NotImplementedError should be raised from abstract methods inside user defined base classes to indicate that derived classes should override those methods. iCR suggested that the special method __mul__ should use TypeError instead of NotImplementedError.

Related Documentation

• docs.python.org - TypeError
• docs.python.org - NotImplementedError
• docs.python.org - Implementing Arithmetic Operators

Changes

• Replaced NotImplementedError with TypeError

Previously Found & Fixed

• https://www.github.com/SciTools/iris/pull/5544
• https://www.github.com/cupy/cupy/pull/7900
• https://www.github.com/ethereum/web3.py/pull/3080

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