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title: CFE-Smart_Virtual_Platform-1: Switch used in virtual_platform_start_active_switches was not found in switches section

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This error occurs when you use a switch in virtual_platform_start_active_switches which is not defined in your switches section.

Examples

This is how it should look:

switches:
  s_ball_switch1:
    number:
  s_ball_switch2:
    number:
  s_ball_switch3:
    number:
# Two switches should be active at start
virtual_platform_start_active_switches:
  - s_ball_switch1
  - s_ball_switch2

Alternatively, this could be a comma separated list:

switches:
  s_ball_switch1:
    number:
  s_ball_switch2:
    number:
  s_ball_switch3:
    number:
# Two switches should be active at start
virtual_platform_start_active_switches: s_ball_switch1, s_ball_switch2

Common Pitfalls

Using spaces instead of commas

In MPF versions before 0.54 you could also use spaces instead of commas. Even though this syntax was never officially supported in lists it still was supported code. This was also used in previous versions of the documentation and the tutorial.

# INVALID SYNTAX
virtual_platform_start_active_switches: s_ball_switch1 s_ball_switch2  # note the space instead of a comma

To fix this turn it into one of the two syntaxes above. See How to add lists to config files for details.

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