Stop type checking sample_rate in SentryHandler

Author: arnavk

raven/handlers/logging.py

@@ -175,11 +175,6 @@ def _emit(self, record, **kwargs):
 
         kwargs.update(handler_kwargs)
         sample_rate = extra.pop('sample_rate', None)
-        try:
-            if sample_rate is not None:
-                sample_rate = float(sample_rate)
-        except ValueError:
-            sample_rate = None
 
         return self.client.capture(
             event_type, stack=stack, data=data,

tests/handlers/logging/tests.py

@@ -273,12 +273,6 @@ def test_sample_rate(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(len(self.client.events), 1)
 
-    def test_sample_rate_bad_values(self):
-        record = self.make_record('Message', extra={'sample_rate': 'foo'})
-        self.handler.emit(record)
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.client.events), 1)
-
 
 class LoggingHandlerTest(TestCase):
     def test_client_arg(self):