What does a "TypeError: 'int' object is not callable" mean?

Question

n = 24
if n % 2 == 0 (n >= 6 and n <= 20):
    print("Weird")

...emits the error message:

TypeError: 'int' object is not callable

What does this mean? How can it be avoided?

Answer 1

You need the and or or operator to combine the modulus condition and the range condition.

Python also allows you to use chained comparisons to test if a number is in a range.

if n % 2 == 0 or 6 <= n <= 20:

Answer 2

you are equating the division to 0 and the other condition all together.

you have to separate the steps, equal to zero and then check.

n = 24

if n % 2 == 0: print ("Not Weird") else: print ("Weird")

if n % 2 == 0 & (n >= 6 and n <= 20): print("Weird")

if n % 2 == 0 & (n <= 2 and n >= 5): print("Not Weird")

if n % 2 == 0 & (n > 20): print("Not Weird")