include::../description.adoc[] == Noncompliant Code Example With a maximum number of 4 parameters: ---- def do_something(param1, param2, param3, param4, param5): ... ---- == Compliant Solution ---- def do_something(param1, param2, param3, param4): ... ---- == Exceptions The first argument of non-static methods, i.e. ``self`` or ``cls``, is not counted as it is mandatory and it is passed automatically.