TypeError: 'dict' object is not callable while using dict( )

Question

I was using Python 2.7.12 (default, Nov 19 2016, 06:48:10) [GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux2 , when i ran the folllowing code in it the corresponding error is shown .I searche

Answer 1

In a fresh interpreter:

>>> bob=dict(name='bob smith',age=42,pay='10000',job='dev')
>>> bob
{'age': 42, 'pay': '10000', 'job': 'dev', 'name': 'bob smith'}

However, you are getting a TypeError:

TypeError: 'dict' object is not callable

This error you get tells you that your dict is not callable.

Since my dict is callable when I open a fresh interpreter, it means that your dict is different.

Most likely, you defined a dict variable, which overrode the built-in dict. Look for the

dict = {...}

line, and rename your variable.

As pointed out by @Robᵩ, don't use built-in names for your variables. Especially avoid the tempting str, list, and so on.