>>> a = [1,2,3,4,5]
Max function gives TypeError: 'int' object is not callable
>>> max(a)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: 'int' object is not callable
>>> max(1, 2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: 'int' object is not callable
>>>
The error is clear: you have redefined max to be an int in your code. Or you use someone else's code that does that. So you probably have something like this somewhere
max = 4
This is why it is seen as very bad practice to use built-in names as variable names. Python allows you to do it, but it's error prone.
Prefer the use of maximum or max_ if you really want something close to max.
It works:
In [1]: a = [1,2,3,4,5]
In [2]: max(a)
Out[2]: 5
If you have not shadowed max somewhere, everything works as expected.
You have somewhere in your code defined a variable named max
max = something
Because:
a = [1,2,3,4,5]
print max(a)
Outputs 5 and works perfectly.
maxbefore.1()you will get the same error. Because max is shadowed by a int variable you created as bereal stated.