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TypeError: sum() missing 1 required positional argument: 'num2' - Insen - Jan-06-2021
def super_func(**kwargs):
print(sum(kwargs))
super_func(num1 =1, num2=2)Error:TypeError Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-195-6c0cf9eea71e> in <module>
----> 1 super_func(num1 =1, num2=2)
<ipython-input-193-52558c3658cd> in super_func(**kwargs)
1 def super_func(**kwargs):
----> 2 print(sum(kwargs))
TypeError: sum() missing 1 required positional argument: 'num2'RE: TypeError: sum() missing 1 required positional argument: 'num2' - Gribouillis - Jan-06-2021
You need to look where this 'sum' function is defined. Obviously it is not the standard 'sum' function from the Python library.
Or you can perhaps try
sum(**kwargs)
RE: TypeError: sum() missing 1 required positional argument: 'num2' - Insen - Jan-06-2021
Thanks a lot it worked fine. I altered the sum function by mistake.
RE: TypeError: sum() missing 1 required positional argument: 'num2' - Insen - Jan-06-2021
Thank you got it.