Python Error Message: TypeError: 'str' object is not callable [closed]

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num1 = input("Enter your first number: ")
operator = input("Enter +, *, +, or -")
num2 = input("Enter your second number: ")
if operator("+"):
    print(num1 + num2)

Very new to Python and coding in general so please excuse it if the error is very simple.

operator('+')? operator is a string. And for checking equality use ==. if operator == '+' — Ch3steR
– Ch3steR, Commented May 17, 2020 at 5:53
num1 is not visible. There is no visible conversion (to int?) for num2. Operator is a variable, not a function, better use ==. — nilleb
– nilleb, Commented May 17, 2020 at 5:54
Does this answer your question? TypeError: 'str' object is not callable - Python — Guillaume Jacquenot
– Guillaume Jacquenot, Commented May 17, 2020 at 5:55
@nilleb TypeError is raised because OP is using a str as function. And num1+num2 works fine str supports + but it is used for concatenation. — Ch3steR
– Ch3steR, Commented May 17, 2020 at 5:56

Leo Arad · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-17 05:58:04Z

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You need to change

if operator("+"):
   print(num1 + num2)

to

if operator == "+":
    print(int(num1) + int(num2))

The operator is a string and to check if a string is equal to a value in python you use ==.
And the num1 and num2 the return from the input as a string so the add them as numbers you need to cast them to int.

edited May 17, 2020 at 5:58

answered May 17, 2020 at 5:52

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