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list indices must be integers or slices, not lists error
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For the following code:
def create_ID(tmp):
    try_again = True
    in_list = False
    while try_again == True:
        New_ID = input("Please enter the new ID")
        y = 0
        for x in tmp:
            if New_ID in tmp[x][0]: # checks if ID is already in list row by row
                print("That ID is already on the list") # if it is return this error message 
                in_list = True
                y = y + 1
        if in_list == False: # if ID is not in the list close the loop
            try_again = False
    return New_ID
I'm getting this error:

Error:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:/Users/djwil/Documents/python/learning python/Chapter 19 - Chunky Challenges/Passwords.py", line 173, in <module> main() File "c:/Users/djwil/Documents/python/learning python/Chapter 19 - Chunky Challenges/Passwords.py", line 150, in main New_ID = create_ID(tmp) # gets New_ID from create_ID File "c:/Users/djwil/Documents/python/learning python/Chapter 19 - Chunky Challenges/Passwords.py", line 18, in create_ID if New_ID in tmp[x][0]: # checks if ID is already in list row by row TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not list
But I think that I'm defining it as an integer of the a specific place in the list, can someone offer advice?
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list indices must be integers or slices, not lists error - by djwilson0495 - Aug-27-2020, 04:21 PM

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