luadocs/content/lua.api.manual/darktable/darktable.print_error.md

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title: darktable.print_error
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```
function(
  message : string
)
```

This function is similar todarktable.print_log but adds an ERROR prefix for clarity.

* **message** - _string_ - The string to display.
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			```
			`function(`
			`message : string`
			`)`
			```

			`This function is similar todarktable.print_log but adds an ERROR prefix for clarity.`

			`* message - _string_ - The string to display.`