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raiden27
2,461 PointsWorkspace Issue: python -i meeting.py gives me a Traceback error. Can't figure out the issue.
Here is what i receive:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/treehouse/workspace/meeting.py", line 3, in <module>
attendees.extend["James", "Gill"]
TypeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object is not subscriptable
python meeting.py
File "<stdin>", line 1
python meeting.py
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
python meeting.py
File "<stdin>", line 1
python meeting.py
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
1 Answer
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there, raiden27! According to what you've typed it looks like you may have forgotten a pair of parentheses.
It looks like on line 3 you typed:
attendees.extend["James", "Gill"]
But you meant to type:
attendees.extend(["James", "Gill"]) # added parentheses
Hope this helps!
raiden27
2,461 Pointsraiden27
2,461 PointsJennifer Nordell Thanks so much!