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Arguments did not match any overloaded call

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Bug
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Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop

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Start with mp3_tag_editor.py at line 94 and reproduce the reported ListCtrl.InsertItem() TypeError. Trace the arguments passed there and determine the change needed so the call matches a valid overload; done means the example runs without this error.

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https://github.com/realpython/materials/blob/705d8c026c02ab4a7a40b3598a18f340bc9fe82c/build-a-gui-with-wxpython/mp3_tag_editor.py#L94

TypeError: ListCtrl.InsertItem(): arguments did not match any overloaded call:
  overload 1: argument 1 has unexpected type 'int'
  overload 2: argument 2 has unexpected type 'NoneType'
  overload 3: argument 2 has unexpected type 'NoneType'
  overload 4: argument 2 has unexpected type 'NoneType'
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