class giving an error and not running?

Question

So i have just learned how to use classes and i made this class but i can't make it to run i use

spacecraft1 = spacecraft(500,500,100,34)

to make the class then on loop i use spacecraft1.motion() to update / move. From all of this i get error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Redstone3\Desktop\Desctop\Centers\game5\gameBuild 0.04.py", line 107, in <module>
    spacecraft1 = spacecraft(500,500,100,34)
TypeError: 'pygame.Surface' object is not callable

and is it possible to create like 40 of these spaceships at same time without defining everyone of them like

spacecraft1 = spacecraft(500,500,100,34)
spacecraft2 = spacecraft(500,500,100,34)
spacecraft3 = spacecraft(500,500,100,34)
spacecr...

Here is my class if it helps something. And this class and the main gamefile are in seperate files but in same folders.

import pygame
import random



class BaseClass(pygame.sprite.Sprite):

 allsprites = pygame.sprite.Group()
 def __init__(self, x, y, width, height,):


    pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self)
    BaseClass.allsprites.add(self)



    self.shipDefaultUp = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipDefault/shipUP.png")
    self.shipDefaultRight = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipDefault/shipRIGHT.png")
    self.shipDefaultDown = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipDefault/shipDOWN.png")
    self.shipDefaultLeft = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipDefault/shipLEFT.png")

    self.shipCargo1Up = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipCargo1/shipCargo1UP.png")
    self.shipCargo1Right = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipCargo1/shipCargo1RIGHT.png")
    self.shipCargo1Down = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipCargo1/shipCargo1DOWN.png")
    self.shipCargo1Left = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipCargo1/shipCargo1LEFT.png")

    self.shipCargo2Up = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipCargo2/shipCargo2UP.png")
    self.shipCargo2Right = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipCargo2/shipCargo2RIGHT.png")
    self.shipCargo2Down = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipCargo2/shipCargo2DOWN.png")
    self.shipCargo2Left = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipCargo2/shipCargo2LEFT.png")



    self.image = pygame.image.load("textures/ships/shipDefault/shipUP.png")

    self.rect = self.image.get_rect()
    self.rect.x = x
    self.rect.y = y

    self.width = width
    self.height = height

    #self.dirrection = random.randrange(1,5)
    self.dirrection = 1
    self.timer = random.randrange(10,50)
    self.speed = random.randrange(2,10)

    self.shiptype = 3#random.randrange(1,3)

    #shiptypes#
    #1 = shipDefault
    #2 = shipCargo1
    #3 = shipCargo2



    self.move1 = ((1),(2),(4))
    self.move2 = ((1),(2),(3))
    self.move3 = ((2),(3),(4))
    self.move4 = ((1),(3),(4))

class spacecraft(BaseClass):
    ships = pygame.sprite.Group()



    def __init__(self, x, y, width, height,):
        BaseClass.__init__(self, x, y, width, height,)
        spacecraft.ships.add(self)

    def motion(self):

        #1 = UP
        #2 = RIGHT
        #3 = DOWN
        #4 = LEFT


        self.timer -=1

        if self.dirrection == 1: ##############SHIP UP
            self.rect.y -=self.speed

            if self.shiptype == 1:
                self.image = self.shipDefaultUp

            if self.shiptype == 2:
                self.image = self.shipCargo1Up



        if self.dirrection == 2:################SHIP RIGHT
            self.rect.x +=self.speed

            if self.shiptype == 1:
                self.image = self.shipDefaultRight

            if self.shiptype == 2:
                self.image = self.shipCargo1Right

            if self.shiptype == 3:
                self.image = self.shipCargo2Right



        if self.dirrection == 3: ##############SHIP DOWN
            self.rect.y +=self.speed

            if self.shiptype == 1:
                self.image = self.shipDefaultDown

            if self.shiptype == 2:
                self.image = self.shipCargo1Down

            if self.shiptype == 3:
                self.image = self.shipCargo2Down


        if self.dirrection == 4: ################SHIP LEFT
            self.rect.x -=self.speed

            if self.shiptype == 1:
                self.image = self.shipDefaultLeft

            if self.shiptype == 2:
                self.image = self.shipCargo1Left

            if self.shiptype == 3:
                self.image = self.shipCargo2Left



        if self.dirrection == 5:   ####IF SHIP IS NOT MOVING####
            print("loitter")

        if self.timer < 0:####GET NEW DIRECTION FOR SHIP####
            self.dirrection = random.randrange(1,6)
            self.timer = random.randrange(10,50)

Full code here(Google Drive)

Answer 1

Given that the error says "surface object not callable" that means at some point in your function where you think you are instantiating an instance of spacecraft, you have previously created a local variable containing a pygame.Surface object that overrides the class "spacecraft" from the global scope. Your class is not where the problem is, it's the previous code in the function where you're trying to instantiate it.

e.g.

 class spacecraft:
   ...

 def someOtherFunction:
    ...
    # this valid line of code is actually where the problem 
    # is as it hides your spacecraft class with a local variable instead.
    spacecraft = some pygame.Surface instance
    ...
    spacecraft1 = spacecraft(...)
    ...