def METHOD_NAME(test_case):
    with test_case.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as context:
        ref = flow.tensor([[1], [2]])
        value = flow.tensor([[1], [2]])
        start = [1]
        stop = [-1]
        step = [1]
        flow._C.slice_update(ref, value, start, stop, step)
    test_case.assertTrue(
        "The stop list elements must be greater than or equal to 0"
        in str(context.exception)
    )