On 04/15/2015 09:09 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 08:21:33AM -0400, Ken G. wrote:When running the following code, I get the following error code: 201504110102030405061 Traceback (most recent call last): File "Mega_Millions_Tickets_Change.py", line 11, in <module> datecode[20:21] = "0" TypeError: 'str' object does not support item assignmentTry this: datacode = datacode[:20] + "0" + datacode[21:] This is called "slicing". We take a slice of the string, from the start up to just before position 20; "0"; and a slice from position 21 to the end of the string. The three pieces are then concatenated together, giving a new string.
Wow! So darn simple with a good explanation. Thanks! Ken _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
