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update drop tip behavior for 2.18
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ecormany committed May 2, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -1021,11 +1021,6 @@ def drop_tip(
If no location is passed (e.g. ``pipette.drop_tip()``), the pipette will drop
the attached tip into its :py:attr:`trash_container`.
Starting with API version 2.15, if the trash container is the default fixed
trash, the API will instruct the pipette to drop tips in different locations
within the trash container. Varying the tip drop location helps prevent tips
from piling up in a single location.
The location in which to drop the tip can be manually specified with the
``location`` argument. The ``location`` argument can be specified in several
ways:
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the ``WasteChute`` object. For example,
``pipette.drop_tip(location=waste_chute)``.
Starting with API version 2.15, if ``location`` is a trash container or not
specified, the API will instruct the pipette to drop tips in different locations
within the trash container. Varying the tip drop location helps prevent tips
from piling up in a single location.
Starting with API version 2.18, the API will only vary the tip drop location if
``location`` is not specified. A trash container ``location`` behaves the same
as that trash container's ``.top()``, which is a fixed position.
:param location:
Where to drop the tip.
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