# New coder seeking help on passion project **URL:** \ **Category:** Curriculum Help\ **Tags:** python\ **Created:** [September 7, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/new-coder-seeking-help-on-passion-project/551871 "2022-09-07T19:15:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mattdcodespoorly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/mattdcodespoorly/32/282722_2.png) [@Mattdcodespoorly](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Mattdcodespoorly)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/new-coder-seeking-help-on-passion-project/551871/1 "2022-09-07T19:15:25Z")
Ive been following a tutorial to make a streetfighter clone and im so confused at this error message (i dont know if people copy and paste all of their code but its all on my replit ([https://replit.com/@MattDooman/support#main.py](https://replit.com/@MattDooman/support#main.py)) ```auto Traceback (most recent call last): , line 44, in fighter_1.move(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, screen, fighter_2) TypeError: Fighter.move() takes 4 positional arguments but 5 were given ``` i think what the solution has to do with my fighter\_1.mov vs def mov fighter\_1.mov is this ```auto #move fighters fighter_1.move(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, screen, fighter_2) #fighter_2.move() fighter_1.draw(screen) fighter_2.draw(screen) #event handler ``` and def mov is ```auto (class Fighter(): def __init__ (self, x, y): self.rect = pygame.Rect ((x, y, 80, 180)) self.vel_y = 0 self.jump = False self.attack_type = 0 def move(self, screen_width, screen_height, surface, target): SPEED = 10 GRAVITY = 2 dx = 0 dy = 0 ``` and ---
**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/new-coder-seeking-help-on-passion-project/551871/2 "2022-09-07T19:28:54Z")
> [@Mattdcodespoorly](#): > > `def move(self, screen_width, screen_height, surface, target):` I think the issue is that you have five arguments here > [@Mattdcodespoorly](#): > > `fighter_1.move(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, screen, fighter_2)` and four here they need to be the same number * * * I’ve edited your code for readability. When you enter a code block into a forum post, please precede it with a separate line of three backticks and follow it with a separate line of three backticks to make it easier to read. You can also use the “preformatted text” tool in the editor (``) to add backticks around text. ![Pre-formatted-text](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/1/b/1b18854f1059217f29370444396145cc3a0cd8ae.gif) See [this post](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/forum-code-formatting/25574) to find the backtick on your keyboard. **Note:** Backticks (`) are not single quotes ('). ---
**Author:** ![Mattdcodespoorly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/mattdcodespoorly/32/282722_2.png) [@Mattdcodespoorly](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Mattdcodespoorly)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/new-coder-seeking-help-on-passion-project/551871/3 "2022-09-07T19:30:45Z")
ok so how would i edit them to be the same? ---
**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/new-coder-seeking-help-on-passion-project/551871/4 "2022-09-07T19:32:00Z")
you can delete an argument from a function with the backspace or you can add an argument by typing it ---
**Author:** ![bradtaniguchi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/bradtaniguchi/32/110427_2.png) [@bradtaniguchi](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/bradtaniguchi)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/new-coder-seeking-help-on-passion-project/551871/5 "2022-09-07T19:51:29Z")
> [@ILM](#): > > and four here > > they need to be the same number Python accepts the `self` argument automatically, so this shouldn’t be an issue. However I can’t run the repl due to `fighter` not being a `.py` file it seems, so I can’t confirm. ---
**Author:** ![sanity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/sanity/32/378897_2.png) [@sanity](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/sanity)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/new-coder-seeking-help-on-passion-project/551871/6 "2022-09-07T19:51:57Z")
This error is strange, because it shouldn’t occur here, `move` method takes `5` positional arguments (but one is implied and is not passed explicitly - the object instance). So I cannot reproduce encountering it. Could it be possible that file with `Fighter` class was modified, but not yet saved when you were running it? ---
**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/new-coder-seeking-help-on-passion-project/551871/7 "2022-09-07T19:52:50Z")
> [@bradtaniguchi](#): > > Python accepts the `self` argument automatically, so this shouldn’t be an issue. you are right! sorry, the scattered snippets confused me ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/e/1/e1c433102e34b46dfaa3e15d13ab9a514b127078.svg) [@system](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/new-coder-seeking-help-on-passion-project/551871/8 "2023-03-09T07:53:31Z")
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