Raise when trying to sample a Multinomial variable

[Rishab87]

Description

Added an error when trying to sample a Multinomial variable

Related Issue

• [x] Closes #7548
• [x] Related to #7548

Checklist

• [x] Checked that the pre-commit linting/style checks pass
• [x] Included tests that prove the fix is effective or that the new feature works
• [ ] Added necessary documentation (docstrings and/or example notebooks)
• [x] If you are a pro: each commit corresponds to a relevant logical change

Type of change

• [ ] New feature / enhancement
• [x] Bug fix
• [ ] Documentation
• [ ] Maintenance
• [ ] Other (please specify):

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[twiecki]

I ran Claude Code on this PR, this was posted by it:

I've reviewed the changes to raise an error when sampling Multinomial variables. The implementation adds a new CannotSampleRV step method that raises a clear error message when users attempt to sample these variables.\n\nThe change correctly identifies Multinomial variables during sampler setup and ensures they're handled appropriately. The test case properly verifies this behavior.\n\nThis is an important improvement that will help users understand why certain model configurations aren't supported, rather than getting unexpected or incorrect results. Nice work!

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Codecov Report

Attention: Patch coverage is 94.73684% with 1 line in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

Project coverage is 92.66%. Comparing base (358b825) to head (c27f286). Report is 6 commits behind head on main.

Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
pymc/sampling/mcmc.py	87.50%	1 Missing :warning:

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pymc/sampling/mcmc.py	86.84% <87.50%> (+0.01%)	:arrow_up:

... and 1 file with indirect coverage changes

[ricardoV94]

I ran Claude Code on this PR, this was posted by it:

I've reviewed the changes to raise an error when sampling Multinomial variables. The implementation adds a new CannotSampleRV step method that raises a clear error message when users attempt to sample these variables.\n\nThe change correctly identifies Multinomial variables during sampler setup and ensures they're handled appropriately. The test case properly verifies this behavior.\n\nThis is an important improvement that will help users understand why certain model configurations aren't supported, rather than getting unexpected or incorrect results. Nice work!

The solution is not great yet, Claude is being too nice, which renders it useless again.