TypeError: 'zip' object is not callable in Python 3.x

Question

I\'m trying to zip 2 simple lists in Python 3.5, and can\'t figure out how to access the contents. I\'ve read now that zip() is a generator, and I have to call

Answer 1

that happens when you redefine list as zip() (which is probably what you did but didn't show us):

>>> list = zip()

now list is a zip object (not the zip class)

>>> list(z)

now you're attempting to call a zip object

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 301, in runcode
  File "<interactive input>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: 'zip' object is not callable
>>> 

just

del list

(or start from a fresh interpreter)

and everything's back to normal