TypeError: 'int' object is not callable with Python

Question

I have this slice of Python code:

print(curr, nxt)
print (type(curr), type(nxt))
print (type(curr[0]), type(curr[1]))
print (type(nxt[0]), type(nxt[1]))

curr[0] = min(curr[0], nxt[0])
curr[1] = max(curr[1], nxt[1])
del condensed[i+1]

But when I run it, I get this output:

[3, 5] [4, 8] 
<class 'list'> <class 'list'> 
<class 'int'> <class 'int'> 
<class 'int'> <class 'int'> 

---> curr[1] = max(curr[1], nxt[1]) 

TypeError: 'int' object is not callable

I don't understand what I am doing wrong, it seems like all the inputs to max() is fine. Furthermore, it never gets an error with min(). Any ideas?

If anyone wants to see the full code, it's on github and it's to solve this problem.

Are you sure you don't have another local (or even global) variable called `max`? — Alyssa Haroldsen, Jun 21 '16 at 04:31

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 21 '16 at 04:35

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You have a local or global variable called max. Therefore, Python was trying to use max (which was an integer) as a function.

answered Jun 21 '16 at 04:35

Moon Cheesez

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Yup, that's totally it! Thanks, I always need help to figure out why I'm an idiot. – joshualan Jun 21 '16 at 04:38

joshualan · Answer 2 · 2016-06-21T05:48:24.750

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I've found my answer! I had max set as a variable somewhere else in that function, causing the namespace to be all messed up!

edited Jun 21 '16 at 05:48

answered Jun 21 '16 at 04:34

joshualan

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Please don't post commentary as an answer. If you do want to post this as an answer, edit it to look like one. – tripleee Jun 21 '16 at 04:46
Done, thanks for the advice. – joshualan Jun 21 '16 at 05:48

TypeError: 'int' object is not callable with Python

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