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Re: String object has no attribute "append"

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On Tue, May 28, 2013, at 02:25 PM, Matt Graves wrote:
> I receive this error while toying around with Functions...
> 
> def pulldata(speclist,speccolumn):
>     with open('profiles.csv', 'r') as f:
>               reader = csv.reader(f)
>               for column in reader:
>                  (speclist).append(column[('speccolumn')])
> 
> pulldata(speclist = 'numbers', speccolumn = "0")
> 
> 
> >Traceback (most recent call last):
> >  File "C:\Desktop\Python\CFI\Devices V2\users.py", line 17, in <module>
> >    pulldata(speclist = 'numbers', speccolumn = "0")
> >  File "C:\Desktop\Python\CFI\Devices V2\users.py", line 16, in pulldata
> >    (speclist).append(column[('speccolumn')])
> >AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'append'
> 
> I'm getting the error because it should say "numbers.append", but it is
> reading it as "(speclist).append".

Because it indeed says "(speclist).append"... am I missing something?

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String object has no attribute "append" Matt Graves <tunacubes@gmail.com> - 2013-05-28 11:25 -0700
  Re: String object has no attribute "append" "marduk@python.net" <marduk@python.net> - 2013-05-28 14:40 -0400
  Re: String object has no attribute "append" Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-05-28 12:41 -0600
  Re: String object has no attribute "append" Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-05-28 12:43 -0600
  Re: String object has no attribute "append" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-29 17:54 +1000

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