it__(
            self,
            name=None,
            ann=None,  # create a copy of this ann retrieved with GetAnn
            type=None,  # or create a new annotation with this type
            annset=None,  # if not none, create in this set instead of the one used for matching
            features=None,
            span=None,  # use literal span, GetSpan, if none, span from match
            resultidx=0,
            matchidx=0,
            silent_fail=False,
    ):  # pylint: disable=W0622
        &#