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python-3.xlistpycharm
H Hatch
H Hatch

Reputation: 1

Finding a List Position Represented by a Variable

Basically I have a variable equal to a number and want to find the number in the position represented by the variable. This is what I

numbertocheck =1
loopcriteria = 1
while loopcriteria == 1:
    if numbertocheck in ticketnumber:
        entryhour.append[numbertocheck] = currenttime.hour
        entryminute.append[numbertocheck] = currenttime.minute
        print("Thank you.  Your ticket number is", numbertocheck)
        print("There are now", available_spaces, "spaces available.")
        loopcriteria = 2

I get this error (in pyCharm):

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Users/user1/Library/Preferences/PyCharmCE2017.3/scratches/scratch_2.py", line 32, in entryhour.append[numbertocheck] = currenttime.hour TypeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object does not support item assignment

How do I do what I'm trying to do?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 24

Answers (1)

Udayraj Deshmukh
Udayraj Deshmukh

Reputation: 1914

Though you haven't provided the complete code, I think you only have problem with using append. You cannot use [] just after an append. To insert into a particular position, you need insert

Putting the relevant lines you need to replace below...

        entryhour.insert(numbertocheck,currenttime.hour)
        entryminute.insert(numbertocheck,currenttime.minute)
        # available_spaces-=1 # guessing you need this too here?

P.S. your loop doesn't seem to make sense, I hope you debug it yourself if it doesn't work the way you want.

Upvotes: 0

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