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TypeError: 'int' object is not subscriptable


I'm trying to create a simple program that tells you your lucky number according to numerology. I keep on getting this error:

File "number.py", line 12, in <module>
    sumln = (int(sumall[0])+int(sumall[1]))
TypeError: 'int' object is not subscriptable

My script is:

birthday = raw_input("When is your birthday(mm/dd/yyyy)? ")
summ = (int(birthday[0])+int(birthday[1]))
sumd = (int(birthday[3])+int(birthday[4]))
sumy= (int(birthday[6])+int(birthday[7])+int(birthday[8])+int(birthday[9]))
sumall = summ + sumd + sumy
print "The sum of your numbers is", sumall
sumln = (int(sumall[0])+int(sumall[1]))
print "Your lucky number is", sumln`   

Solution

  • If you want to sum the digit of a number, one way to do it is using sum() + a generator expression:

    sum(int(i) for i in str(155))
    

    I modified a little your code using sum(), maybe you want to take a look at it:

    birthday = raw_input("When is your birthday(mm/dd/yyyy)? ")
    summ = sum(int(i) for i in birthday[0:2])
    sumd = sum(int(i) for i in birthday[3:5])
    sumy = sum(int(i) for i in birthday[6:10])
    sumall = summ + sumd + sumy
    print "The sum of your numbers is", sumall
    sumln = sum(int(c) for c in str(sumall)))
    print "Your lucky number is", sumln