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Python

Eldin Guzin
Eldin Guzin
6,010 Points
Posted by Eldin Guzin
Eldin Guzin
6,010 Points

TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'list'

I am still stuck here I do not know what to do next...

instances.py 
def combiner(*args):
    lis1 = []
    lis2 = []

    for arg in args:
        if isinstance(arg, str):
            lis1.append(arg)
        elif isinstance(arg, str) == False:
            lis2.append(arg)

    lis1 = "".join(lis1)
    lis2 = str(sum(lis2))

    combined = lis1 + lis2
    return combined

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

The instructions say this function "takes a single argument, which will be a list...", so you don't need the "splat" (packing) operator ("*"). You would use that in a function that takes multiple arguments to combine them into a list.