On 08/04/17 13:49, Rafael Knuth wrote: >> b = "3"+b[2:] #Removing the decimal point so that there are digits only in > > my_number = 3.14159
Here you assign a floating point number to mmy_number but the code Sama wrote was for working with strings read from a text file. You would need to convert it first: my_number = str(3.14159) > my_number = "3"+my_number[2:] > print(my_number) > > This is the error code I got: > > == RESTART: C:/Users/Rafael/Documents/01 - BIZ/CODING/Python Code/PPC_56.py == > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "C:/Users/Rafael/Documents/01 - BIZ/CODING/Python > Code/PPC_56.py", line 2, in <module> > my_number = "1"+my_number[2:] > TypeError: 'float' object is not subscriptable And that is what the error tells you, that you are trying to index a float but it should be a string. > In case of a text file, your code works, but if I apply the same to a > float assigned to a variable, it does not work. That's right, the set of operations applicable to numbers is completely different to those applicable to strings, you cannot mix 'n match. You need to convert between the types. -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
