“TypeError: ‘str’ object is not callable” Error Solution

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Python provides different types like string. The str() function is used to convert provided types like integer, float, etc into the string type. If the str is also used as a variable or object name and we try to call the str() function we may get the “TypeError: ‘str’ object is not callable” error like below.

“TypeError: ‘str’ object is not callable” Error

The TypeError: 'str' object is not callable error is generally displayed like below where the error line is the last line.

“TypeError: ‘str’ object is not callable” Error

Solve By Renaming Variable Name

The most probable reason for this error is using the str as a variable name which overrides the str() function. And when we try to call the str() function actually the str object is tried to be called but as it is not a function it can not be called and the object is not callable exception is returned.

str = "hello"

print(str(20))

To solve this exception we should rename the variable str into a different name like mystr . In the following example, we solve the exception by renaming variable str into mystr. In the following example, we will not get any errors.

mystr = "hello"

print(str(20))

print(mystr)

Solve By Calling str() Function

Another case for the “TypeError: ‘str’ object is not callable” exception trying to call a variable like a function. In the following example if we create a variable as mystr and try to call it like a function mystr() we get the “TypeError: ‘str’ object is not callable” exception.

mystr = "hello"

print(mystr())

The solution is just not call the variable like a function.

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