Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.albasani.net!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:error': 0.03; 'subject:not': 0.03; "subject:' ": 0.07; 'subject:trying': 0.09; 'subject:while': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; "'data'": 0.16; 'file.read()': 0.16; 'fine.': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:object': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'aug': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'work.': 0.31; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.38; "you'll": 0.62; "you've": 0.63; 'name': 0.63; 'pick': 0.64; 'different': 0.65; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=SDodFDTJj0GRxUhrw0Vp7JcR+bH0TtHJGOo2NWpWjGc=; b=lZsK9xzw6jObmd2trRbzUWal4FKbyLSQr0EHuq0NTcerN0qfFJ38dUjr6DQFY+9ief KJc+Tysbn5e6TspAVraH+RywxheCDhHp2E5PU4XazD5KendORawc4vvzk3sj8rNhhQwD 79wCHkiW9rGeM8cTfVaRhZtr5zay/fWD6sPcYeQ8a8YI41XTqxTSDaJyXB75O0Hf3YpT /UOAX5oaq34fWWFGiY843iPNd98Md16oTNGClrcEyCDDLIF6y4ONvSixTFONY5QNpjo0 +20mVpeVgV8g/5/TwhWnV92I3NYSBRTcg7tXLOhwCo4zOz9Qlc2o0NX1NSmIw1Ftt7EJ JZUA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.51.17.2 with SMTP id ga2mr3409881igd.2.1407218252906; Mon, 04 Aug 2014 22:57:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <02baad14-39b1-41a0-a47d-28772c97ea54@googlegroups.com> References: <02baad14-39b1-41a0-a47d-28772c97ea54@googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 15:57:32 +1000 Subject: Re: TypeError: 'bytes' object is not callable error while trying to converting to bytes. From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 7 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1407218261 news.xs4all.nl 2871 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:33177 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:75719 On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Satish ML wrote: >>>>bytes = file.read() You've just shadowed the built-in type 'bytes' with your own 'bytes'. Pick a different name for this, and you'll be fine. 'data' would work. ChrisA