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Auto-format python code with CTRL+K/CTRL+D fails randomly with error "Value must not be NULL. Parameter name: replaceWith"
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Roland
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I am using Visual Studio 2022 Community for Python development on Windows. The auto-format option (called by CTRL+K/CTRL+D) is very helpful, but fails sometimes for some python-files in my project with the error "Value must not be NULL. Parameter name: replaceWith". I can only acknowledge that error by pressing "OK", but after that the corresponding file is write-protected. To be able to work on it again, I have to close it and re-open it. What is the reason for that error? It is difficult to reproduce, and only happens for a few of the python-files in my directory.
Thanks!
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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2022-06-29T02:32:44.21+00:00 Hi @Roland , welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum. Can you locate the detailed Python codes which cause this error by searching or checking the parameter > replaceWith? Currently, I think you can try to reset VS settings and repair VS. In case this is a potential issue, please also report this issue on our Developer Community.
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Roland 1 Reputation point
2022-06-29T06:05:12.913+00:00 Hei,
my entire code does not contain "replaceWith", or at least I have not found it yet. In case of broken settings, why does autoformat work for some files, but not for others?
Thanks!
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