people = {"a":0, "b": 0, "c": 0, "d": 0}
def changes(option):
if option == 1:
person = input("Who would you like to add points to? ")
print(person)
amount = input("How many points would you like to add to " + str(person) + "?")
people[person] += amount
print("SUCCESSFULLY UPDATED: " + person + " now has " + str(people.person) + " points")
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mkrieger1
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1Please post the full traceback. – Barmar Jul 25 '21 at 13:40
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And show what you entered to the prompts. – Barmar Jul 25 '21 at 13:41
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`amount` is a string, you can't add it to a number. – Barmar Jul 25 '21 at 13:41
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`person` is a string, you don't need to use `str(person)`' – Barmar Jul 25 '21 at 13:42
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`people.person` should be `people[person]` – Barmar Jul 25 '21 at 13:42
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If `amount` is supposed to be a number - and it is, convert it: `amount = int(input(...))`. Also, you should have a look at [string formatting](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5082452/string-formatting-vs-format-vs-f-string-literal) rather than rely on concatenating pieces of strings. – Thierry Lathuille Jul 25 '21 at 13:46
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Replace str(people.person) with people[person]
Because you are trying to access people['person'] otherwise.
Timothy Alexis Vass
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person is not a key, It's a variable that holds the key.
This will work:
people = {"a":0, "b": 0, "c": 0, "d": 0}
def changes(option):
if option == 1:
person = input("Who would you like to add points to? ")
print(person)
amount = int(input("How many points would you like to add to " + str(person) + "?"))
people[person] += amount
print("SUCCESSFULLY UPDATED: " + person + " now has " + str(people[person]) + " points")
changes(1)
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