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diff --git a/gn3/computations/slink.py b/gn3/computations/slink.py
index 928330d..7d13d91 100644
--- a/gn3/computations/slink.py
+++ b/gn3/computations/slink.py
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ If the two distances are different, throw an exception."""
"should be the same in both directions.").format(
lists[i][j], lists[j][i]))
+def raise_valueerror_on_negative_distances(lists):
+ """Check that distances between 'somethings' are all positive, otherwise,
+raise an exception."""
+ def zero_or_positive(val):
+ return val >= 0;
+ # flatten lists
+ flattened = [distance for child in lists for distance in child]
+ if not all(map(zero_or_positive, flattened)):
+ raise ValueError("Distances should be positive.")
+
def nearest(lists, i, j):
"""Computes some form of distance.
This is 'copied' over from genenetwork1, from https://github.com/genenetwork/genenetwork1/blob/master/web/webqtl/heatmap/slink.py#L42-L64.
@@ -58,5 +68,6 @@ This description should be updated once the form/type of 'distance' identified."
raise_lengtherror_if_child_lists_are_not_same_as_parent(lists)
raise_valueerror_if_child_list_distance_from_itself_is_not_zero(lists)
raise_mirrorerror_of_distances_one_way_are_not_same_other_way(lists)
+ raise_valueerror_on_negative_distances(lists)
#### END: Guard Functions ####
return None