title: Python error TypeError: function takes exactly 1 argument (5 given)
body: <pre><code>Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "wdd.py", line 164, in &lt;module&gt;
      file.write("temperature is ", temperature, "wet is ", humidity, "%\n")
  TypeError: function takes exactly 1 argument (5 given)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Python:</p>
  
  <pre><code> # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  """
  Created on Sun Jan 26 14:24:43 2014
  
  @author: pi
  """
  import smtplib
  import RPi.GPIO as gpio
  import time
  gpio.setwarnings(False)
  gpio.setmode(gpio.BOARD)
  time.sleep(1)
  data=[]
  def delay(i): #20*i usdelay
      a=0
      for j in range(i):
          a+1
  j=0
  #start work
  gpio.setup(7,gpio.OUT)
  #gpio.output(12,gpio.HIGH)
  #delay(10)
  gpio.output(7,gpio.LOW)
  time.sleep(0.02)
  gpio.output(7,gpio.HIGH)
  i=1
  i=1
  
  #wait to response
  gpio.setup(7,gpio.IN)
  gpio.setup(15,gpio.OUT)
  gpio.setup(16,gpio.OUT)
  
  
  while gpio.input(7)==1:
      continue
  
  
  while gpio.input(7)==0:
      continue
  
  while gpio.input(7)==1:
          continue
  #get data
  
  while j&lt;40:
      k=0
      while gpio.input(7)==0:
          continue
  
      while gpio.input(7)==1:
          k+=1
          if k&gt;100:break
      if k&lt;3:
          data.append(0)
      else:
          data.append(1)
      j+=1
  
  print "Sensor is working"
  #get temperature
  humidity_bit=data[0:8]
  humidity_point_bit=data[8:16]
  temperature_bit=data[16:24]
  temperature_point_bit=data[24:32]
  check_bit=data[32:40]
  
  humidity=0
  humidity_point=0
  temperature=0
  temperature_point=0
  check=0
  
  
  
  for i in range(8):
      humidity+=humidity_bit[i]*2**(7-i)
      humidity_point+=humidity_point_bit[i]*2**(7-i)
      temperature+=temperature_bit[i]*2**(7-i)
      temperature_point+=temperature_point_bit[i]*2**(7-i)
      check+=check_bit[i]*2**(7-i)
  
  tmp=humidity+humidity_point+temperature+temperature_point
  print "temperature is " , temperature,"*C"
  print     "wet is ",humidity, "%"
  import smtplib
  import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
  import time
  if check == tmp:
      print "temperature is ", temperature,"wet is ",humidity,"%"
  #file = open("wdd.txt","w")
  #file.write ("temperature is ", temperature, "wet is ", humidity, "%\n")
  #file.close()
      #print "temperature is ", temperature,"wet is ",humidity,"%"
      while True:
  
        #check.close()
        if temperature&gt;28:
  
     #while temperature&gt;29:
  #   continue
         GPIO.output(15,True) 
         file = open("wdd.txt", "w")
  
         file.write("The fan 1 was turn on\n")
         file.close()
       # print "1"
        break
          #continue 
  
  #      time.sleep(2)
  
      while True:
      if temperature&lt;24:
  
  #continue
           GPIO.output(15, False)
           file = open("wdd.txt", "w")
  
           file.write("The fan 1 was turn off\n") 
           file.close()
  
      #print "2"
      break
          #continue
  #   time.sleep(2)
      while True:
      if humidity&gt;89:
           #check.close()
         #continue
           GPIO.output(16,True)
       file = open("wdd.txt", "w")
  
           file.write("The fan 2 was turn on\n")
           file.close()
  #print "3"
      break
          #continue
  #          time.sleep(2)
  
      while True:
      if humidity&lt;80: 
          #check.close()      
  #continue
           GPIO.output(16, False)
           file = open("wdd.txt", "w")
  
           file.write("The fan 1 was turn off\n")
           file.close()
  
      #print "4"
      break
          #continue
  #    k   time.sleep(2)
     # print "a"  
  else:
      print "something is worong"
  
  
  
  if check == tmp:
  #    print "temperature is ", temperature,"wet is ",humidity,"%"
   file = open("wdd.txt","w")
   file.write("temperature is ", temperature, "wet is ", humidity, "%\n")
   file.close()
      #print "temperature is ", temperature,"wet is ",humidity,"%"
  </code></pre>