improve error reporting for Python bindings #45
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This pull request improves the exceptions thrown by the Python bindings. (I'm creating a separate PR, because this changes the API in a minor way).
According to the Python Documentation the
SystemError
exception should only be thrown if the interpreter encounters an internal error. I thinkValueError
works better here. Also, I changed a message that was probably copy-pasted wrong.