Added logic to check input type for Block name

Chsudeepta · Chsudeepta · commit ff1759d31f84 · 2025-10-14T14:58:47.000+01:00
diff --git a/src/genie_python/genie_waitfor.py b/src/genie_python/genie_waitfor.py
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ def start_waiting(
                 )
 
         if block is not None:
+            if not isinstance(block, str):
+                raise TypeError("first argument must be a valid block name or None, not {}".format(block))
+
             if not self.api.block_exists(block):
                 raise NameError('No block with the name "{}" exists'.format(block))
             block = self.api.correct_blockname(block, add_prefix=False)

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ def start_waiting(`
`356`	`356`	`)`
`357`	`357`
`358`	`358`	`if block is not None:`
	`359`	`+ if not isinstance(block, str):`
	`360`	`+ raise TypeError("first argument must be a valid block name or None, not {}".format(block))`
	`361`	`+`
`359`	`362`	`if not self.api.block_exists(block):`
`360`	`363`	`raise NameError('No block with the name "{}" exists'.format(block))`
`361`	`364`	`block = self.api.correct_blockname(block, add_prefix=False)`