From f462ad826d7a461eb351568a9b63b03f1e2b354f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: seshasaibehara <seshasaibehara@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:59:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] default properties arg for xtal.AtomComponent

---
 python/src/xtal.cpp | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/python/src/xtal.cpp b/python/src/xtal.cpp
index eef9630..8aea9a2 100644
--- a/python/src/xtal.cpp
+++ b/python/src/xtal.cpp
@@ -1592,7 +1592,9 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(_xtal, m) {
       An atomic component of a molecular :class:`Occupant`
       )pbdoc")
       .def(py::init(&make_atom_position), py::arg("name"),
-           py::arg("coordinate"), py::arg("properties"), R"pbdoc(
+           py::arg("coordinate"),
+           py::arg("properties") = std::map<std::string, Eigen::MatrixXd>{},
+           R"pbdoc(
 
       .. rubric:: Constructor