JavaScript Why are there two event listeners? There should be one

[Jaroslav Tavgen]

I opened the Developer Tools in Google Chrome, pasted the following code in console and pressed Enter:

document.removeEventListener(`keypress`, a1);
document.addEventListener(`keypress`, a1);
function a1(event){ 
    console.log(`I should have been called only once`);
}

Then I pressed some key and the console printed the following:

I should have been called only once

Then I pasted and entered the above-mentioned code ONCE AGAIN. And then pressed some key. Now the console printed the following:

I should have been called only once
I should have been called only once

But why? When I entered the code for the first time it added the event listener "a1". When I entered the code for the second time it should have removed the event listener "a1" and then added the event listener "a1". I.e. there should be ONE event listener. Why are there two?

 

[Deleted member 2829]

The issue seems to be that you declared the function a1 twice. If you do not do that (that is: the second time, ONLY enter the first two lines), it works correctly.