[python-win32] Problem with built-in str() function

[John Hopkins]

Yep. that was it.

How embarrassing ...

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Bennetts" <andrew@puzzling.org>
To: "John Hopkins" <john@hopkinsit.com>
Cc: <python-win32@python.org>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [python-win32] Problem with built-in str() function


> On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 07:53:12PM -0700, John Hopkins wrote:
> > I get the following output:
> > 
> > items[x][2] = 3
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "LabTracker_Dev.py", line 356, in OnFindClick
> >     self.SearchList.SetStringItem(x, 2, str(items[x][2]))
> > TypeError: 'str' object is not callable
> > 
> >  This is so basic that I'm utterly lost.
> > 
> > I feel silly, but can anybody help me with this?
> 
> Search for "str = " or "def ...(..., str, ...)" in your source.  You
> almost certainly are using "str" as a variable, thus overriding the
> builtin.  Perhaps pychecker (http://pychecker.sf.net/) might help you
> find where you've overridden str -- but I'm not sure if it does that.
> 
> -Andrew.
> 
> 
>