.. _invalid-getnewargs-returned:

invalid-getnewargs-returned / E0312
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**Message emitted:**

__getnewargs__ does not return a tuple

**Description:**

*Used when a __getnewargs__ method returns something which is not a tuple*


**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/i/invalid-getnewargs-returned/good.py
   :language: python

**Additional details:**

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Created by the `classes <https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/main/pylint/checkers/classes/special_methods_checker.py>`__ checker.