When a number is passed to random.seed(), which is otherwise numerically valid,
but is of the wrong data type (e.g. a string passed into a Flask app that was
not cast to an int type or perhaps a float), a VauleError is raised with an
ambiguous caption: `The value [...] cannot be used to seed a
numpy.random.RandomState instance`. I realized quickly what the issue was, but
in my humble opinion, this looks like something that could trip up a novice
user [or a sleep deprived | distracted | in a rush] advanced user. If we
provide a more granular explanation of the issue `TypeError('1234' is of type
<str>, supported types are <np.int>, <int>, and related types)`, this could be
helpful to novice users to more quickly diagnose and fix the problem.
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