# Fail to run an experiment using JEDI-SOCA

**URL:** <https://forums.jcsda.org/t/fail-to-run-an-experiment-using-jedi-soca/450>\
**Category:** JEDI\
**Created:** [April 11, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.jcsda.org/t/fail-to-run-an-experiment-using-jedi-soca/450 "2023-04-11T20:34:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![mjhossen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.jcsda.org/mjhossen/32/186_2.png) [@mjhossen](https://forums.jcsda.org/u/mjhossen)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.jcsda.org/t/fail-to-run-an-experiment-using-jedi-soca/450/1 "2023-04-11T20:34:46Z")

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Is there anyone got similar error messages like me:

```plaintext
  File "venv/bin/create_experiment.py", line 7, in <module>
    exec(compile(f.read(), __file__ , 'exec'))
  File "jedi-bundle/ewok/src/ewok/bin/create_experiment.py", line 49, in <module>
    experiment = ewok.Experiment(expconfig, suite, model, workflow, testexp)
  File "jedi-bundle/ewok/src/ewok/Experiment.py", line 36, in __init__
    final = suite.define_suite(self, self.config, model)
  File "jedi-bundle/ewok/src/ewok/suites/cyclingDA.py", line 72, in define_suite
    bg = suite.addTask(model.getBackground, config, fc=savefc)
  File "jedi-bundle/ewok/src/ewok/Experiment.py", line 51, in addTask
    tt = task(config, self.stackdirs[-1], **inputs) # can change taskid
  File "jedi-bundle/ewok/src/ewok/tasks/Task.py", line 56, in __init__
    self.setup(config, **inputs) # implemented in concrete class
TypeError: setup() missing 1 required positional argument: 'fix'

```

Any idea how I can make it happy?

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**Author:** ![travissluka](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.jcsda.org/travissluka/32/158_2.png) [@travissluka](https://forums.jcsda.org/u/travissluka)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.jcsda.org/t/fail-to-run-an-experiment-using-jedi-soca/450/2 "2023-04-13T16:26:35Z")

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Please verify that you have checked out the correct branches as specified here:

[https://jointcenterforsatellitedataassimilation-jedi-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/using/building\_and\_running/running\_skylab.html](https://jointcenterforsatellitedataassimilation-jedi-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/using/building_and_running/running_skylab.html)

You should not be using `develop` branches for anything.  
This problem popped up recently, which makes me think you are not using the correct skylab-v3 branches