Python TypeError in list [duplicate]

Question

I'm making anagram in python but when I call 'list'function, it doesn't work. please help. I'm tring to change 'str' to 'list' but it doesn't work. I really don't know why

def generate_anagram(s):
    a=s[0:len(s)-1]
    b=s[len(s)-1]
    if len(a)==1:
        return make(a,b)
    else:
        return make(generate_anagram(a),b)  

def make(s1,s2):
    list=[]
    l=len(s1)
    q=list(s1)
    w=list(s2)
    ss=""
    for i in range(l):
        if(len(q)>l):
            q.remove(w)
        q.insert(i,w)
        list+=q

    for i in range(len(list)):
        ss+=list[i]
    return ss


if __name__ == "__main__":

    print(generate_anagram("anagram"))

Because you've overwritten the built-in function list() with a variable name list — TerryA
– TerryA, Commented Apr 1, 2017 at 6:50

6502 · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-01 06:50:25Z

0

The code

list=[]
l=len(s1)
q=list(s1)
w=list(s2)

is problematic because the first line will "hide" the standard function list by creating a local variable named list. This means the last two lines are not calling the list function of Python.

answered Apr 1, 2017 at 6:50

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3 Comments

babababam Over a year ago

Can I ask one more? I want to make 'list[i]' to 'str' but, ss+=list[i] dosen't work.. how can I make list type to str type?

6502 Over a year ago

@babababam: in Python "".join(L) where L is a list of characters concatenates all of them and returns the resulting string.

babababam Over a year ago

Thank you! you are so kind!

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