TypeError: 'float' object is not iterable, Python list

Question

I am writing a program in Python and am trying to extend a list as such:

spectrum_mass[second] = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0]
spectrum_intensity[second] = [4.0, 5.0, 6.0]
spectrum_mass[first] = [1.0, 34.0, 35.0]
spectrum_intensity[second] = [7.0, 8.0, 9.0]

for i in spectrum_mass[second]:
    if i not in spectrum_mass[first]:
        spectrum_intensity[first].extend(spectrum_intensity[second][spectrum_mass[second].index(i)])
        spectrum_mass[first].extend(i)

However when I try doing this I am getting TypeError: 'float' object is not iterable on line 3.

To be clear, spectrum_mass[second] is a list (that is in a dictionary, second and first are the keys), as is spectrum_intensity[first], spectrum_intensity[second] and spectrum_mass[second]. All lists contain floats.

Anand S Kumar · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-31 15:21:50Z

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I am guessing the issue is with the line -

spectrum_intensity[first].extend(spectrum_intensity[second][spectrum_mass[second].index(i)])

extend() function expects an iterable , but you are trying to give it a float. Same behavior in a very smaller example -

>>> l = [1,2]
>>> l.extend(1.2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: 'float' object is not iterable

You want to use .append() instead -

spectrum_intensity[first].append(spectrum_intensity[second][spectrum_mass[second].index(i)])

Same issue in the next line as well , use append() instead of extend() for -

spectrum_mass[first].extend(i)

answered Jul 31, 2015 at 15:21

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3 Comments

jumps4fun Over a year ago

Good question, good answer, and I was not able to find any immediate duplicates either :). Good job.

LondonRob Over a year ago

This seems like a sensible place to link to this SO question about the difference between append and extend.

LondonRob Over a year ago

I also learned something from this SO discussion on a similar subject.

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