From bb8f6ae390cdd386641ff97aa093b0e1e507c4e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jens H. Nielsen" <jenshnielsen@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:53:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix set formatter

---
 src/qcodes/parameters/parameter.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/qcodes/parameters/parameter.py b/src/qcodes/parameters/parameter.py
index bcf1aaf5299..52b61830022 100644
--- a/src/qcodes/parameters/parameter.py
+++ b/src/qcodes/parameters/parameter.py
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ def set_parameter_write(self: Parameter, *args) -> None:
             assert isinstance(cmd, str)
             # TODO it is possible to format str with additional args.
             # this does not seem to have been tested
-            cmd.format(*args)
-            return function(cmd)
+            formatted_cmd = cmd.format(*args)
+            return function(formatted_cmd)
 
         return set_parameter_write