Hi, First I'd check if the type is indeed tuple.
How about converting the tuple to a list, modifying the list, then making it a tuple again ? Philippe Mike Howard wrote: > Should read ... > I'm doing some conversion of vb code to python code and I have a > problem with a COM object > > Specifically in VB I can do > Set oR = oA.Action > debug.print oR.Item(1,2) > [returns say "1"] > oR.Item(1,2)="4" > debug.print oR > [returns "4"] > oR.Update > [saves the record with the new item] > > In Python I need to do .. > > oR=oA.Action() > print oR.Item(1,2)[0] > [returns say "1"] > > But when I ty to update the value > > oR.Item(1,2)[0]="4" > > I get a TypeError : object doesn't support item assignment. > > I presume this is because Python is returning oR as a tupe - hence the > need to refer to Item(1,2)[0] - but I can't figure out the equivalent > method to update the value I need. > > Any help appreciated. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list