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Users who see existing documentation or examples using shiny.ui.card()
may try the following app structure
from shiny.express import ui
a_card = ui.card("A simple card")
but this will fail with a TypeError
[...snip...]
File "/Users/garrick/work/posit-dev/py-shiny/shiny/express/app.py", line 14, in __getattr__
return wrap_express_app(Path(name))
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/garrick/work/posit-dev/py-shiny/shiny/express/_run.py", line 42, in wrap_express_app
app_ui = run_express(file).tagify()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/garrick/work/posit-dev/py-shiny/shiny/express/_run.py", line 98, in run_express
exec(
File "/Users/garrick/work/posit-dev/py-shiny/shiny/api-examples/layout_column_wrap/app-express.py", line 3, in <module>
a_card = ui.card("A simple card")
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: card() takes 0 positional arguments but 1 was given
This generic error is not very helpful for new users and does not provide actionable advice. Ideally, we'd instruct users to switch to the context manager form, possibly with an error like the following:
`card()` was called with positional arguments, but in Shiny Express `card()`
does not take unnamed arguments. Please use the `with ui.card():` form instead.