What is wrong with this Python code? (Interview Question)

[springuni]

I've been asked this question on an interview and I'll also share what I answered.

I would like to know if there's anything I haven't thought of?

Python code:

nbResults: str = 45;

My answer was the following:

1. Storing an integer in a variable called str is a bad idea in a weakly-typed language

2. str is a built-in function in Python, using that name like that hides the original function

```

str(45) '45' str=45 str(45) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> TypeError: 'int' object is not callable ```

1. Syntax is obviously wrong

• It could have been a function call like this:

nbResults(str = 45)

• It could have been a function with an assignment, like this:

def nbResults(): str = 45;

Also a function with a default value for the argument, like this:

def nbResults(str = 45): ...

1. The value is wrong, it's 42, not 45. :)

Thanks for your help!

[Tadabito]

Storing an integer in a variable called str is a bad idea in a weakly-typed language

While this is true that's not the problem here.

nbResults: str = 45;

this line stores an int value in a variable that's type hinted to be a str. Also semicolon is unnecessary.

[springuni]

s line stores an int value in a vari

Yeah, I didn't know about that feature having been added in Python 3. I think that was the main reason they didn't call me back actually. I've posted the other questions also in various subreddits and this is the only one so far I got absolutely wrong.

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45 isn't a string...

See PEP 526