George Molsom <georgieeliz...@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.'
Welcome! You may want to join the dedicated beginners forum <URL:https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor> where we collaboratively teach foundational Python concepts. > 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: # … -- \ “There's a certain part of the contented majority who love | `\ anybody who is worth a billion dollars.” —John Kenneth | _o__) Galbraith, 1992-05-23 | Ben Finney -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
