.. _redefined-argument-from-local:

redefined-argument-from-local / R1704
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**Message emitted:**

``Redefining argument with the local name %r``

**Description:**

*Used when a local name is redefining an argument, which might suggest a potential error. This is taken in account only for a handful of name binding operations, such as for iteration, with statement assignment and exception handler assignment.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/r/redefined-argument-from-local/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/r/redefined-argument-from-local/good.py
   :language: python





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