TypeError: 'str' object is not callable (Python)

Question

Code:

import urllib2 as u
import os as o
inn = \'dword.txt\'
w = open(inn)
z = w.readline()
b = w.readline()
c = w.readline()
x = w.readline         


        

Answer 1

It is important to note (in case you came here by Google) that "TypeError: 'str' object is not callable" means only that a variable that was declared as String-type earlier is attempted to be used as a function (e.g. by adding parantheses in the end.)

You can get the exact same error message also, if you use any other built-in method as variable name.

Answer 2

In my case I had a class that had a method and a string property of the same name, I was trying to call the method but was getting the string property.

Answer 3

it could be also you are trying to index in the wrong way:

a = 'apple'
a(3) ===> 'str' object is not callable

a[3] = l

Answer 4

I had yet another issue with the same error!

Turns out I had created a property on a model, but was stupidly calling that property with parentheses.

Hope this helps someone!

Answer 5

Check your input parameters, and make sure you don't have one named type. If so then you will have a clash and get this error.

Answer 6

Another case of this: Messing with the __repr__ function of an object where a format() call fails non-transparently.

In our case, we used a @property decorator on the __repr__ and passed that object to a format(). The @property decorator causes the __repr__ object to be turned into a string, which then results in the str object is not callable error.