Python error TypeError module object is not callable for HeadFirst Python code

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I m following the tutorial from the HeadFirst Python book  In chapter 7  I get an error message when trying to run the next code   Athlete class   class AthleteList list       def   init   self  a name  a dob None  a times              list   init               self name   a name         self dob   a dob         self extend a times       def top3 self           return sorted set  sanitize t  for t in self    0 3    def get coach data filename       try          with open filename  as f              data   f readline           templ   data strip   split              return AthleteList templ pop 0   templ pop 0   templ       except IOError as ioerr          print  File error      str ioerr           return None   def sanitize time string       if  -  in time string          splitter    -      elif     in time string          splitter           else          return time string       mins  secs    time string split splitter      return mins         secs    and with the next module I do some tests   import pickle  import AthleteList  def get coach data filename       try          with open filename  as f              data   f readline           templ   data strip   split              return AthleteList templ pop 0   templ pop 0   templ       except IOError as ioerr          print  File error  get coach data       str ioerr           return None   def put to store files list       all athletes          for each file in files list          ath   get coach data each file          all athletes ath name    ath     try          with open  athletes pickle    wb   as athf              pickle dump all athletes  athf      except IOError as ioerr          print  File error  put and store       str ioerr       return all athletes   def get from store        all athletes          try          with open  athletes pickle    rb   as athf              all athletes   pickle load athf      except IOError as ioerr          print  File error  get from store       str ioerr       return all athletes    print  dir     the files     sarah txt   james txt   mikey txt   julie txt   data   put to store the files   data   This is the content of the Julie txt file   Julie Jones 2002-8-17 2 59 2 11 2 11 2 23 3-10 2-23 3 10 3 21 3-21 3 01 3 02 2 59   and it s almost the same with the other files  I should get something like this output     James Lee     2-34    3 21    2 34    2 45    3 01    2 01    2 01    3 10    2-22    2- 01    2 01    2 16     Sarah Sweeney     2 58    2 58    2 39    2-25    2-55    2 54    2 18    2 55    2 55    2 22    2-21    2 22     Julie Jones     2 59    2 11    2 11    2 23    3- 10    2-23    3 10    3 21    3-21    3 01    3 02    2 59     Mikey McManus     2 22    3 01    3 01    3 02    3 02    3 02    3 22    2 49    2 38    2 40    2 22    2-31      but I get this error message     AthleteList      builtins        cached        doc        file        name        package      get coach data    get from store    pickle    put to store   Traceback  most recent call last     File  C  Python workspace HeadFirst src prueba py   line 41  in  lt module gt      data   put to store the files    File  C  Python workspace HeadFirst src prueba py   line 19  in put to store     ath   get coach data each file    File  C  Python workspace HeadFirst src prueba py   line 11  in get coach data     return AthleteList templ pop 0   templ pop 0   templ   TypeError   module  object is not callable   What am I doing wrong

User · Accepted Answer

Your module and your class AthleteList have the same name   The line  import AthleteList   imports the module and creates a name AthleteList in your current scope that points to the module object   If you want to access the actual class  use  AthleteList AthleteList   In particular  in the line  return AthleteList templ pop 0   templ pop 0   templ     you are actually accessing the module object and not the class   Try  return AthleteList AthleteList templ pop 0   templ pop 0   templ

User · Answer

As  Agam said   You need this statement in your driver file     from AthleteList import AtheleteList

User · Answer

You module and class AthleteList have the same name  Change   import AthleteList   to   from AthleteList import AthleteList   This now means that you are importing the module object and will not be able to access any module methods you have in AthleteList

[python] Python error: TypeError: 'module' object is not callable for HeadFirst Python code

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