can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'float'

Question

level: beginner

why do i get error \"can\'t multiply sequence by non-int of type \'float\'\"?

def nestEgVariable(salary, save, growthRates):
    Sav         


        

Answer 1

for i in growthRates:  
    fund = fund * (1 + 0.01 * growthRates) + depositPerYear

should be:

for i in growthRates:  
    fund = fund * (1 + 0.01 * i) + depositPerYear

You are multiplying 0.01 with the growthRates list object. Multiplying a list by an integer is valid (it's overloaded syntactic sugar that allows you to create an extended a list with copies of its element references).

Example:

>>> 2 * [1,2]
[1, 2, 1, 2]