[Tutor] "List" object is not callable

[Alex Kleider]

On 2016-04-30 11:51, Jason N. via Tutor wrote:
> Hello,
> I found this simple script online but when I execute it I get the
> following error: "TypeError: 'list' object is not callable"
> Here is the code sample:import subprocess
> 
> ls_output= subprocess.check_output(['dir'])
It works on my system: Ubuntu 14.04LTS

(venv)alex at X301:~$ python
Python 3.4.3 (default, Oct 14 2015, 20:33:09)
[GCC 4.8.4] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import subprocess
>>> ls_output= subprocess.check_output(['dir'])
>>> ls_output
b'Airbnb\tBookSite  CURRENT  Documents  examples.desktop\tJs\t   
nextWIFI\t OpenWRT   Py\t   Solar      ToDo\t  WARNING\nARM\tC\t  debk\t 
   double     gnupg.other\tLEFTOFF    node_modules  Pathagar  Rachel  
Templates  toDoAtLoft  wishes\nAVR\tclosures  Desktop  Downloads  
GPL\t\tLibreboot  Notes\t Pictures  Sask    Test       Videos\t  
WWW\nbin\tContacts  Docbook  Encrypted  HTML5\t\tMusic\t   OLPC\t\t 
Public    ski\t   tmp\t      vim_rewrap\n'
>>> exit()
(venv)alex at X301:~$ dir
Airbnb	BookSite  CURRENT  Documents  examples.desktop	Js	   nextWIFI	 
OpenWRT   Py	   Solar      ToDo	  WARNING
ARM	C	  debk	   double     gnupg.other	LEFTOFF    node_modules  Pathagar 
  Rachel  Templates  toDoAtLoft  wishes
AVR	closures  Desktop  Downloads  GPL		Libreboot  Notes	 Pictures  Sask  
   Test       Videos	  WWW
bin	Contacts  Docbook  Encrypted  HTML5		Music	   OLPC		 Public    ski	  
  tmp	      vim_rewrap
(venv)alex at X301:~$ man dir


Perhaps you are using a linux command on a non linux (?Windows) system.