Error when pasting text in some field

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Anki shows me this error when trying to paste text into some field with the “Context Helper” plugin enabled.

Anki 2.1.44 (b2b3275f) Python 3.8.6 Qt 5.14.2 PyQt 5.14.2
Platform: Windows 10
Flags: frz=True ao=True sv=2
Add-ons, last update check: 2021-10-07 08:53:49

Caught exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “aqt\webview.py”, line 36, in cmd
File “aqt\webview.py”, line 135, in _onCmd
File “aqt\webview.py”, line 580, in _onBridgeCmd
File “”, line 2, in onBridgeCmd
File “anki\hooks.py”, line 89, in decorator_wrapper
File “anki\hooks.py”, line 86, in repl
File “C:\Users\AdonyS\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1463041493\main.py”, line 341, in onBridgeCmd
return _old(ed, cmd)
File “aqt\editor.py”, line 466, in onBridgeCmd
File “aqt\editor.py”, line 984, in onPaste
File “aqt\editor.py”, line 1102, in onPaste
File “aqt\editor.py”, line 1096, in _onPaste
File “”, line 2, in _processMime
File “anki\hooks.py”, line 89, in decorator_wrapper
File “anki\hooks.py”, line 86, in repl
TypeError: _processMime_around() got multiple values for argument ‘_old’

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the error message seems to come from the syntax highlighting code, Syntax Highlighting for Code - AnkiWeb,

If you have multiple add-ons disable all other add-ons and see if you get this error message with just one add-on like “Context Helper” or with a minimal combination (usually it’s a conflict of two add-ons). This requires some testing with a few restarts and combinations.

Once you have the add-ons that cause the conflict check their ankiweb listings on how to contact their creators and then make a bug report at the place the add-on creator points you to which is usually a certain thread in this forum or github.

I’ve published some add-ons myself. Usually I can quickly handle reports that exactly describe under which conditions an error occurs. On the other hand if I just get an error message or an error message with a list of 100 add-ons installed I tend to postpone working on those indefinitely because working with such little info is often too much work.

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