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On this deserted island I could use some help() (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you have a variable called exit you've overwritten the function in that scope, and won't be able to execute it.

e.g.

>>> exit=1
>>> exit()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "", line 1, in 
TypeError: 'int' object is not callable
>>>
[โ€“] peopleproblems 5 points 1 year ago

wow it does do that. cool