'int' object has no attribute 'startswith'

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I'm getting strange error "'int' object has no attribute 'startswith'"

I haven't used the word "startswith" in my python program. ? Does any one how to fix this -- or what it refers to ?

Since you've fixed it, you should probably either accept an answer, or write up the answer yourself and accept that. — T.E.D., Apr 13 '10 at 14:49

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 13 '10 at 14:21

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Something in your program is trying to call the startswith method of an object, probably because it expects it to be a string. You'll have to pay attention to the traceback to see what it is being called on, and why that is an integer instead of a string. Did you pass along an integer where a string was expected?

answered Apr 13 '10 at 14:21

Thomas Wouters

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how to find which lines causes this errors? Any way to execute python in debug mode – webminal.org Apr 13 '10 at 14:25
@lakshmipathi: Like the answer says, look at the traceback. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Apr 13 '10 at 14:26
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yes..i'm using git and found it ..it's with join() which tries to use int and string. using str(id) works ..thanks – webminal.org Apr 13 '10 at 14:28

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered May 23 '17 at 14:03

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startswith only works with strings.

If you need to check if an int starts with a set of numbers, you can convert it to a string, i.e.:

someint = 1234
if str(someint).startswith("123"):
    # do somenting

answered May 23 '17 at 14:03

Pedro Lobito

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'int' object has no attribute 'startswith'

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