function got multiple values for keyword argument for value

[KR]

On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 2:34:19 PM UTC-7, Mark Lawrence wrote:
> On 30/10/2013 21:10, 
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> > search(lane,value=None,start=105,stop=115,GUI=True) -> function definition
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> > search(lane,value=value,start=start, stop=stop,GUI=True) -> function call
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> > I get the error "search()" got multiple keyword argument for value"
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> > I understand when this error comes up - if I had a function definition like below
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> > def func(a):
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> > ---
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> > and if I called it as "func(0,a)" where I am passing 2 parameters instead of 1, I would end up with the error message.
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> > I dont follow why I get it when the number of arguments I am calling with the function call match the parameters in the definition.
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> > Please advise.
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> I suspect that you've a method rather than a function so I hope this 
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> helps 
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> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18821193/typeerror-init-got-multiple-values-for-keyword-argument-name
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> I also believe that you could be using google groups in which case would 
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> you please be kind enough to read, digest and action this 
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> https://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleGroupsPython

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> Mark Lawrence

Mark - I am not having an issue with  __init__. It has nothing to do with "self". It is a user-defined function, but it is not __init__