From 99b42c80ac6cc766f1e0fef0cc49bdb22fd4187c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: codejasleen <jsleeno7@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:29:48 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Improve error message for estimation_procedure by showing
 readable names instead of IDs

---
 openml/_api_calls.py | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/openml/_api_calls.py b/openml/_api_calls.py
index 179c814e7..965574679 100644
--- a/openml/_api_calls.py
+++ b/openml/_api_calls.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # 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
@@ -507,7 +508,31 @@ def __parse_server_exception(
             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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From: "pre-commit-ci[bot]"
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Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:05:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] [pre-commit.ci] auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks

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---
 openml/_api_calls.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/openml/_api_calls.py b/openml/_api_calls.py
index 965574679..2b7b32f76 100644
--- a/openml/_api_calls.py
+++ b/openml/_api_calls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # 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
@@ -508,12 +507,13 @@ def __parse_server_exception(
             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