# Error Installing WordPress - Too many positional arguments : S

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-too-many-positional-arguments-s/45238>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 26, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-too-many-positional-arguments-s/45238 "2024-10-26T20:08:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![HenriS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@HenriS](https://community.localwp.com/u/HenriS)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-too-many-positional-arguments-s/45238/1 "2024-10-26T20:08:41Z")

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Hello,

I just installed Local and when I want to create a new site the following error happened :

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/3X/3/5/356db438f84a9f49c84052188facc9cb73446fc4.png)

Would you have any idea how to fix it ?  
Thank you very much !

Henri

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**Author:** ![afragen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/afragen/32/31_2.png) [@afragen](https://community.localwp.com/u/afragen)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-too-many-positional-arguments-s/45238/2 "2024-10-27T22:58:47Z")

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Perhaps is there a `"` in your admin password?

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-too-many-positional-arguments-s/45238/3 "2024-10-28T13:25:12Z")

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@HenriS, our friend @afragen brings up a good point here. Can you check if there are any special characters in your password (and username) and ensure those are changed?

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-too-many-positional-arguments-s/45238/4 "2025-01-26T13:25:51Z")

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