How to fix "unsupported operand type(s)" in Python?

Question

total=0
output=("enter next sales value")
sales=input
total_sales=total+sales

I keep getting this error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "python", line 4, in TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'builtin_function_or_method'

i did that but then again this error came...Traceback (most recent call last): File "python", line 4, in TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'str' — jimmy vardy, Sep 05 '16 at 19:04
Please learn how to read error messages. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2376464/typeerror-unsupported-operand-types-for-str-and-int — Bill the Lizard, Sep 05 '16 at 19:06

Laurent H. · Answer 1 · 2016-09-05T19:17:34.977

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You must use input() instead of input. Moreover in python 3, the input() function returns a string, not an integer. So to use the return value in an addition, you must indicate it as an integer:

    sales = input("Enter next sales value")
    total_sales = total + int(sales)

edited Sep 05 '16 at 19:17

answered Sep 05 '16 at 19:11

Laurent H.

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you don't answer the question. AND that's only true with python 3. – Jean-François Fabre Sep 05 '16 at 19:13
and again ....Traceback (most recent call last): File "python", line 4, in ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'print("hi")' – jimmy vardy Sep 05 '16 at 19:16
Do you use python 2 or 3 ? What do you enter as input ? – Laurent H. Sep 05 '16 at 19:28

How to fix "unsupported operand type(s)" in Python?

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