>> It seems that ur turtle.position doesn't return a list because of this when >> indexing is done on that u get this kind of error. >> --nitin > > it seemed to me that kind of error but then i found that it was a > list, as expected: > > $ type(turtle.position()) > $ <type 'list'> > $ abs(turtle.position()[0]) > 13.858469413370102 > > that's why i'm going crazy ...
Perhaps if you provide the full traceback from the error (assuming you're still getting this error); tracebacks generally show the offending code as well. It may be something that's simply overlooked but shows in the traceback. >> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> "roberto" <robert...@gmail.com> wrote >>> >>>> i have the following error when i call this function: >>>> 20 def outOfBounds(): >>>> ---> 21 if abs(turtle.position()[0]) > >>>> turtle.window_height()/2 or abs(turtle.position()[1]) > >>>> turtle.window_width()/2: >>>> 22 return "true" >>>> 23 else: >>>> >>>> TypeError: 'function' object is unsubscriptable >>>> >>>> but i can't really figure out where is the problem with this function >>>> 'unsubscriptable'; >>> >>> This means you are trying to use [] on a function. >>> eg you might be doing turtle.position[1] instead of turtle.position()[1] >>> >>> I can't see it in your code sample but I'd check carefully that your >>> parens() all balance correctly and are in the right place... >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Alan Gauld >>> Author of the Learn to Program web site >>> http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >>> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> >> > > > > -- > roberto > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
