) {
	if h.forceStarted {
		_, apiErr = ahs.stopHealSequence(pathJoin(h.bucket, h.object))
		if apiErr.Code != "" {
			return respBytes, apiErr, ""
		}
	} else {
		oh, exists := ahs.getHealSequence(pathJoin(h.bucket, h.object))
		if exists && !oh.hasEnded() {
			errMsg = "Heal is already running on the given path " +
				"(use force-start option to stop and start afresh). " +

{* ../../docs_src/python_types/tutorial009c.py hl[1,4] *}

The parameter `name` is defined as `Optional[str]`, but it is **not optional**, you cannot call the function without the parameter:

```Python
say_hi()  # Oh, no, this throws an error! 😱
```

The `name` parameter is **still required** (not *optional*) because it doesn't have a default value. Still, `name` accepts `None` as the value:

```Python

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