Threading.function TypeError – takes x positional argument but y were given is an error which occurs when you provide a string for args instead of a tuple.
Today I try to explain why this error takes place and how to solve it, I will also add other solutions that could solve the error if possible.
Exploring the Threading.function TypeError – takes x positional argument but y were given
This is an error which occurs when you provide a string for args instead of a tuple.
Do not mix between errors. Make sure the error message looks like the error message bellow after double checking.
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TypeError: startSuggestworker() takes 1 positional argument but y were given
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Bellow is a number of tested solutions that I have tried and worked for me.
The method that solved my problem : give args a tuple instead of giving it a string
The error suggests that startSuggestworker() was given the wrong argument. If you do something like this in your code.
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var = "some string"
n = threading.Thread(target=startSuggestworker, args = (var))
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Then, you are going to get the error, there is no escape. You are giving args a string instead of a tuple.
By the way, it does not have to be var = “some string”. It could be an input which is usually a string etc. …
The solution is to add a comma “,” at the end of the argument provided to args.
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var = "some string"
n = threading.Thread(target=startSuggestworker, args = (var,))
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Now, that we have provided args with a tuple instead of providing it with a string the error will disappear on the next run.
I hope this method has fixed your problem for good, thank you for reading this blog post.
Summing-up :
That is it guys, we arrived at the end of this article, I did my best to help you solve the error : Threading.function TypeError takes x positional argument but y were given , I wish you good luck with your Python projects.
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