def fail_acquire_settings(log_printer, settings_names_dict):
    """
    This method throws an exception if any setting needs to be acquired.

    :param log_printer:     Printer responsible for logging the messages.
    :param settings:        A dictionary with the settings name as key and
                            a list containing a description in [0] and the
                            name of the bears who need this setting in [1]
                            and following.
    :raises AssertionError: If any setting is required.
    :raises TypeError:      If `settings_names_dict` is not a dictionary.
    """
    if not isinstance(settings_names_dict, dict):
        raise TypeError("The settings_names_dict parameter has to be a "
                        "dictionary.")

    required_settings = settings_names_dict.keys()
    if len(required_settings) != 0:
        msg = ("During execution, we found that some required"
               "settings were not provided. They are:\n")

        for name, setting in settings_names_dict.items():
            msg += "{} (from {}) - {}".format(name, setting[1], setting[0])

        log_printer.err(msg)
        raise AssertionError