error: argument after ** must be a dictionary

[abcd]

Not sure if it matters, but this occurs when running a unittest.

The trace back is:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python24\Lib\threading.py", line 442, in __bootstrap
    self.run()
  File "C:\Python24\Lib\threading.py", line 422, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
TypeError: MyTestCase object argument after ** must be a dictionary

Unhandled exception in thread started by <bound method
backendCmd._getIncomingDataPacket of <dbgp.client.backendCmd instance
at 0x00B28B70>>