TypeError: unorderable types: function() < int()

[Ben Finney]

George Molsom <georgieelize00 at gmail.com> writes:

> I have created a program in class 'make a game that tests how good
> people are at guessing when 10 seconds has elapsed.'

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> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "E:/Computing/Python/Little book of challenges/Challenge 6 10 seconds experiment.py", line 20, in <module>
>     if totaltime < 10:
> TypeError: unorderable types: function() < int()

That's right. The ‘totaltime’ name refers to a function. To ask whether
an integer object is less than a function object is not a meaningful
comparison.

If you want to *call* the function, use the “call this function”
syntax::

    totaltime()

That will evaluate to the return value when you call it, so use the
return value::

    if totaltime() < 10:
        # …

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Ben Finney