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Python

yannis sousanis
yannis sousanis
7,199 Points
Posted by yannis sousanis
yannis sousanis
7,199 Points

I get this error message: Bummer! TypeError: 'type' object is not iterable

What does this mean, and hat am i doing wrong

instances.py 
def combiner(lst):
    nsum =  0
    newstr = ""
    for i in list:
        if isinstance(i, str) == True:
            newstr += i
        elif isinstance(i, int) == True :
            nsum += i
        elif isinstance(i, float) == True :
            nsum += i    


    newstr += str(nsum)
    return newstr

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

You have a typo. The variable list is a built-in Python type. I believe you meant to use lst in the line:

    for i in lst: