update docstring, only allow TS on Random Search

automl · Aug 17, 2021 · 7c120c4 · 7c120c4
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diff --git a/smac/optimizer/acquisition.py b/smac/optimizer/acquisition.py
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ def __init__(self,
 
         r"""Do a Thompson Sampling for a given x over the best so far value as
         acquisition value.
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+        Thompson Sampling can only be used together with smac.optimizer.ei_optimization.RandomSearch, please do not
+        use smac.optimizer.ei_optimization.LocalAndSortedRandomSearch to optimize TS acquisition function!!!
+
         :math:`TS(X) ~ \mathcal{N}(\mu(\mathbf{X}),\sigma(\mathbf{X}))'
         Returns -TS(X) as the acquisition_function optimizer maximizes the acquisition value.
         Parameters