ScanError: reword error for missing consumed capacity (pynamodb#506)

ikonst · garrettheel · commit 57f5be33f969 · 2018-07-03T08:51:07.000-07:00
diff --git a/pynamodb/connection/base.py b/pynamodb/connection/base.py
@@ -1179,10 +1179,12 @@ def rate_limited_scan(self,
                         if allow_rate_limited_scan_without_consumed_capacity:
                             latest_scan_consumed_capacity = 0
                         else:
-                            raise ScanError('Rate limited scan not possible because the server did not send back'
-                                            'consumed capacity information. If you wish scans to complete anyway'
-                                            'without functioning rate limiting, set '
-                                            'allow_rate_limited_scan_without_consumed_capacity to True in settings.')
+                            raise ScanError(
+                                'Rate limited scan not possible because the server did not report '
+                                'consumed capacity. To continue scanning without rate limiting '
+                                '(such as when using DynamoDB Local, which does not report consumed capacity), '
+                                'set allow_rate_limited_scan_without_consumed_capacity to True in settings.'
+                            )
 
                     last_evaluated_key = data.get(LAST_EVALUATED_KEY, None)
                     consecutive_provision_throughput_exceeded_ex = 0
