_set_entries() got an unexpected keyword argument 'name'

[philister]

Describe the bug
I'm new here and I tried the minimal_example

To Reproduce
run the first code snippet from https://github.com/e2nIEE/pandapipes/blob/v0.12.0/tutorials/minimal_example.ipynb

Error message

$ python3 minimal.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/workspace/minimal.py", line 7, in <module>
    j1 = pp.create_junction(net, pn_bar=1.05, tfluid_k=293.15, name="Junction 1")
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pandapipes/create.py", line 113, in create_junction
    _set_entries(net, "junction", index, **dict(zip(cols, vals)), **kwargs)
TypeError: _set_entries() got an unexpected keyword argument 'name'

Expected behavior
No Exception.

pip list
contourpy 1.3.3
cycler 0.12.1
deepdiff 8.6.1
fonttools 4.60.1
geojson 3.2.0
kiwisolver 1.4.9
lxml 6.0.2
matplotlib 3.10.7
networkx 3.6
numpy 2.3.5
orderly-set 5.5.0
packaging 25.0
pandapipes 0.12.0
pandapower 3.2.1
pandas 2.3.3
pillow 12.0.0
pip 25.2
pyparsing 3.2.5
python-dateutil 2.9.0.post0
pytz 2025.2
scipy 1.16.3
shapely 2.1.2
six 1.17.0
tqdm 4.67.1
typing_extensions 4.15.0
tzdata 2025.2

What I did exactly

created minimal.py:

import pandapipes as pp

#create empty net
net = pp.create_empty_network(fluid="lgas")

# create junction
j1 = pp.create_junction(net, pn_bar=1.05, tfluid_k=293.15, name="Junction 1")
j2 = pp.create_junction(net, pn_bar=1.05, tfluid_k=293.15, name="Junction 2")
j3 = pp.create_junction(net, pn_bar=1.05, tfluid_k=293.15, name="Junction 3")

# create junction elements
ext_grid = pp.create_ext_grid(net, junction=j1, p_bar=1.1, t_k=293.15, name="Grid Connection")
sink = pp.create_sink(net, junction=j3, mdot_kg_per_s=0.045, name="Sink")

# create branch element
pipe = pp.create_pipe_from_parameters(net, from_junction=j1, to_junction=j2, length_km=0.1, diameter_m=0.05, name="Pipe 1")
valve = pp.create_valve(net, from_junction=j2, to_junction=j3, diameter_m=0.05, opened=True, name="Valve 1")

ran it in a fresh python container:
$ docker run -v "$PWD:/workspace" -w /workspace python:3 bash -c "pip install pandapipes && python3 minimal.py"

result:

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/workspace/minimal.py", line 7, in <module>
    j1 = pp.create_junction(net, pn_bar=1.05, tfluid_k=293.15, name="Junction 1")
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pandapipes/create.py", line 113, in create_junction
    _set_entries(net, "junction", index, **dict(zip(cols, vals)), **kwargs)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: _set_entries() got an unexpected keyword argument 'name'

[jnettels]

I ran into the same issue on a fresh install.

As a workaround, we can limit the installed version of pandapower to <3.2.

pip install pandapower<3.2

Until that point, the called function allows any keyword arguments via **entries
https://github.com/e2nIEE/pandapower/blob/v3.1.2/pandapower/create.py

def _set_entries(net, table, index, preserve_dtypes=True, **entries)

At a first glance, this seems to work. However, I do not yet know if that causes other issues with pandapipes 0.12