Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test218.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test218.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test218.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@
 #partitioning
 npart = md.mesh.numberofvertices
-partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'npart', npart) - 1
+partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'npart', npart)[0] - 1
 
 #Dakota options
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test235.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test235.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test235.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@
 #partitioning
 npart = 20
-partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart, 'weighting', 'on') - 1
+partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart, 'weighting', 'on')[0] - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test244.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test244.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test244.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@
 #partitioning
 npart = md.mesh.numberofelements
-partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'type', 'element', 'npart', npart) - 1
+partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'type', 'element', 'npart', npart)[0] - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
 #partitioning
 npart = md.mesh.numberofvertices
-partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'npart', npart) - 1
+partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'npart', npart)[0] - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test251.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test251.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test251.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
 #partitioning
 npart = md.mesh.numberofvertices
-partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'npart', npart) - 1
+partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'npart', npart)[0] - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test412.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test412.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test412.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 #partitioning
 npart = md.mesh.numberofvertices
-partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'npart', npart) - 1
+partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'npart', npart)[0] - 1
 md.qmu.isdakota = 1
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test413.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test413.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test413.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 #partitioning
 npart = 20
-partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart, 'weighting', 'on') - 1
+partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart, 'weighting', 'on')[0] - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test414.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test414.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test414.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 #partitioning
 npart = 20
-partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart, 'weighting', 'on') - 1
+partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart, 'weighting', 'on')[0] - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test418.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test418.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test418.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@
 # - Run valgrind and fix the above
 #
-partition, md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart) - 1
+partition, md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart)
+partition -= 1
 
 vector = np.arange(1, 1 + md.mesh.numberofvertices, 1).reshape(-1, 1)
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test444.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test444.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test444.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@
 #partitioning
 npart = 10
-partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart, 'weighting', 'on') - 1
+partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart, 'weighting', 'on')[0] - 1
 md.qmu.isdakota = 1
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test445.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test445.py	(revision 25132)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test445.py	(revision 25133)
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
 #partitioning
 npart = 10
-partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart, 'weighting', 'on') - 1
+partition = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', npart, 'weighting', 'on')[0] - 1
 md.qmu.isdakota = 1