Don't understand this TypeError: 'list' object is not callable

Question

I have file called im.py which contains a couple of functions and several classes. The first function and class are failing with

TypeError: \'list\'         


        

Answer 1

Python is not like some other languages where fields and methods can share the same name (such as Java). In Python when you give an instance attribute the same name as a method, the method is hidden by the attribute.

However, in general python eschews getters and setters as they do not provide the same benefits in Python as they do in statically typed languages (such as Java).

In Python, you would be more likely to do something like:

class FirstClass:
    def setdata_user(self):
        data = getdata_user()
        self.user = data[0]
        self.gids = data[1]
        self.home = data[2]
        # or more simply
        self.user, self.gids, self.home = getdata_user()

    def displaydata_user(self):
        print([self.user, self.gids, self.home])

obj = FirstClass()
obj.setdata_user()
obj.displaydata_user()
# accessing individual attributes
print("user:", obj.user)
print("gids:", obj.gids)
print("home:", obj.home)