[Tutor] TypeError: generatePersonID() takes exactly 1 argument (0 given)

[Suhas Bhairav]

Hello,
In your program, when you're calling generatePersonID(), you need to pass an argument to the function i.e. the value of fullName.This is because when you're defining the function generatePersonID(), it is generatePersonID(fullName) and not just generatePersonID(). So you have pass an arguments while you're calling it.
Eg:def main():   getUserInput ()   generatePersonID ("Suhas")

RegardsSuhas

> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:24:50 -0800
> From: akleider at sonic.net
> To: tutor at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] TypeError: generatePersonID() takes exactly 1 argument (0 given)
> 
> On 2013-11-14 07:54, Thabile Rampa wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > So I'm learning how to define my own functions, and in an exercise I
> > was given, I get this error:
> > 
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "X:/X/xxx/Xxxxx/function_practice.py", line 36, in <module>
> >      main ()
> >   File "X:/X/xxx/Xxxxx/function_practice.py/function_practice.py
> > [1]", line 34, in main
> >     generatePersonID ()
> > TypeError: generatePersonID() takes exactly 1 argument (0 given)
> > 
> > Here is the code:
> > 
> > def getUserInput():
> >     """
> >     Get input from the user, i.e fullname, grossSalary, costs.
> >     Returns: fullName, grossSalary, costs
> >     """
> >     
> >     grossSalary =None ;
> >     costs =None
> >     fullName=""
> >    
> >     while not fullName:
> >        
> >         fullName = raw_input ("First and Last Names: ")
> > 
> >     while not grossSalary:
> >          #TODO
> >         grossSalary = int (raw_input ("Annual Gross Salary: "))
> > 
> >     while not costs:
> >                 #TODO
> >         costs = int(raw_input ("Yearly costs: "))
> > 
> >     return fullName, grossSalary, costs
> > 
> > def generatePersonID (fullName):
> >     """generates unique ID"""
> >     global id
> >     id = (fullName) + 1
> >     personID = str (id) + fullName
> >     return personID
> > 
> > def main ():
> >      getUserInput ()
> >     generatePersonID ()
> >    
> > main ()
> > 
> > raw_input ("Press the enter key to exit.")
> 
> You define 'generatePersonID' as a function that requires one parameter 
> but you do not give it a parameter when you call it with in your 'main' 
> function.  That's exactly what your error message is trying to tell you.
> 
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