TypeError 'str' object is not callable in Python

Question

The command prompt says TypeError: 'str' object is not callable. It highlights these two separate lines of code.

height = float(input('Please enter your height input meters(decimals): '))

height = int(input('Please enter your height input inputches(whole number: '))

Did you define a variable named input somewhere in your code? — Ashwini Chaudhary
– Ashwini Chaudhary, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 22:35
Those two lines work fine by themselves, so you might have to add more of your code, and check that the problem shows up when running the code in a fresh session. As Ashwini says, creating a variable called input looks like a likely cause of this issue. — Marius
– Marius, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 22:36

score 6 · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-05 22:49:38Z

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Now you see why you should never name a variable after a built-in. ;)

You said yourself that you made a variable named input elsewhere in the code. Judging by your error, you must have done this before those two lines. Also, you must have made this variable hold a string.

By doing this, you overshadowed the built-in input. This means that, when you get to those two lines, input no longer exists as the built-in. Instead, it is a string.

Finally, placing (...) after input throws an error because you can't call a string like a function.

Summed up, you can fix the problem by simply picking a different name for that variable besides input.

edited Dec 5, 2013 at 22:49

answered Dec 5, 2013 at 22:43

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oneabdi Over a year ago

Thank you! The program runs fine now!

user2555451 Over a year ago

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