fix: fix error message of evaluate helper function (#3282)

johanneskoester · web-flow · commit 9483a642e044 · 2025-02-05T11:32:10.000+01:00
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## Summary by CodeRabbit

- **New Features**
- Exposed evaluation functionality for processing Python expressions
with wildcard parameters.
  
- **Bug Fixes**
- Enhanced error reporting with more structured and clear diagnostic
messages for easier troubleshooting.

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diff --git a/snakemake/ioutils/evaluate.py b/snakemake/ioutils/evaluate.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from snakemake.logging import format_dict
 from snakemake_interface_common.exceptions import WorkflowError
 
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ def inner(wildcards):
             return eval(formatted, globals())
         except Exception as e:
             raise WorkflowError(
-                f"Failed to evaluate expression {expr} with wildcards {wildcards}. "
+                f"Failed to evaluate expression {expr} with wildcards {format_dict(wildcards)}. "
                 f"Formatted expression: {formatted}",
                 e,
             )
