python SyntaxError: positional argument follows keyword argument

python keyword-argument positional-parameter
Atena picture Atena · Jan 6, 2017 · Viewed 52.5k times · Source

I have a python 3 function which is defined like below:

def hidden_markov_model(distribution, K=3, N=100, *args):

when i call the function, i get this error: 

Q_hmm = hidden_markov_model(Gaussian, K=K, N=N, 
                            mu, K*[std**(-2)*np.identity(2)],
                            )

SyntaxError: positional argument follows keyword argument

what is wrong?

Answer

Atena picture Atena · Jan 6, 2017

Understand. I should call it like this:

 Q_hmm = hidden_markov_model(Gaussian, K, N, 
                            mu, K*[std**(-2)*np.identity(2)],
                            )

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