function got multiple values for keyword argument for value

[Mark Lawrence]

On 30/10/2013 21:56, KR wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 2:50:03 PM UTC-7, KR wrote:
>> On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 2:34:19 PM UTC-7, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>>> On 30/10/2013 21:10,
>>>> search(lane,value=None,start=105,stop=115,GUI=True) -> function definition
>>>> search(lane,value=value,start=start, stop=stop,GUI=True) -> function call
>>>> I get the error "search()" got multiple keyword argument for value"
>>>> I understand when this error comes up - if I had a function definition like below
>>>> def func(a):
>>>> 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.
>>>> 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.
>>>> Please advise.
>>> I suspect that you've a method rather than a function so I hope this
>>> helps
>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18821193/typeerror-init-got-multiple-values-for-keyword-argument-name
>>> I also believe that you could be using google groups in which case would
>>> you please be kind enough to read, digest and action this
>>> https://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleGroupsPython
>>> Python is the second best programming language in the world.
>>> But the best has yet to be invented.  Christian Tismer
>>> 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__
>
> Cleaned up even better. Sorry that I missed it in my last post.
>

Thanks for this, it's very much appreciated.  Please ignore my second 
request for action, I hadn't seen this :)

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But the best has yet to be invented.  Christian Tismer

Mark Lawrence