ERR: User-facing AssertionError in DataFrame Constructor

[simonjayhawkins]

• closes bad arguments to dataframe constructor causes segfault #26429
• tests added / passed
• passes git diff upstream/master -u -- "*.py" | flake8 --diff
• whatsnew entry

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Codecov Report

Merging #26440 into master will decrease coverage by <.01%.
The diff coverage is 100%.

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##           master   #26440      +/-   ##
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- Coverage   91.73%   91.72%   -0.01%     
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  Files         174      174              
  Lines       50739    50743       +4     
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+ Hits        46545    46546       +1     
- Misses       4194     4197       +3

Flag	Coverage Δ
#multiple	90.23% <100%> (ø)	⬆️
#single	41.7% <60%> (-0.07%)	⬇️

Impacted Files	Coverage Δ
pandas/core/internals/construction.py	95.92% <100%> (+0.04%)	⬆️
pandas/io/gbq.py	78.94% <0%> (-10.53%)	⬇️
pandas/core/frame.py	97.02% <0%> (-0.12%)	⬇️
pandas/util/testing.py	90.7% <0%> (+0.1%)	⬆️

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[codecov]

Codecov Report

Merging #26440 into master will decrease coverage by <.01%.
The diff coverage is 100%.

@@            Coverage Diff             @@
##           master   #26440      +/-   ##
==========================================
- Coverage   91.73%   91.72%   -0.01%     
==========================================
  Files         174      174              
  Lines       50739    50743       +4     
==========================================
+ Hits        46545    46546       +1     
- Misses       4194     4197       +3

Flag	Coverage Δ
#multiple	90.23% <100%> (ø)	⬆️
#single	41.7% <60%> (-0.07%)	⬇️

Impacted Files	Coverage Δ
pandas/core/internals/construction.py	95.92% <100%> (+0.04%)	⬆️
pandas/io/gbq.py	78.94% <0%> (-10.53%)	⬇️
pandas/core/frame.py	97.02% <0%> (-0.12%)	⬇️
pandas/util/testing.py	90.7% <0%> (+0.1%)	⬆️

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[jreback]

thanks @simonjayhawkins nice usage of raise from