'args' and 'kwargs' should be empty because all of
    their necessary parameters are explicitly listed in
    the function signature

def validate_resampler_func(method, args, kwargs):
    """
    'args' and 'kwargs' should be empty because all of
    their necessary parameters are explicitly listed in
    the function signature
    """
    if len(args) + len(kwargs) > 0:
        if method in RESAMPLER_NUMPY_OPS:
            raise UnsupportedFunctionCall((
                "numpy operations are not valid "
                "with resample. Use .resample(...)."
                "{func}() instead".format(func=method)))
        else:
            raise TypeError("too many arguments passed in")