Can you please check “unsupported operand type(s) for -: 'str' and 'int'”












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Can You please check this code once, why 'unsupported operand type(s) for -: 'str' and 'int'' this error comes in python.



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def missing_char(str, n):
check = len(str -1)
if check < n or n < 0:
return False
else:
front = str[:n]
back = str[n+1:]
return front + back









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    Can You please check this code once, why 'unsupported operand type(s) for -: 'str' and 'int'' this error comes in python.



    Code :



    def missing_char(str, n):
    check = len(str -1)
    if check < n or n < 0:
    return False
    else:
    front = str[:n]
    back = str[n+1:]
    return front + back









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      Can You please check this code once, why 'unsupported operand type(s) for -: 'str' and 'int'' this error comes in python.



      Code :



      def missing_char(str, n):
      check = len(str -1)
      if check < n or n < 0:
      return False
      else:
      front = str[:n]
      back = str[n+1:]
      return front + back









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      Can You please check this code once, why 'unsupported operand type(s) for -: 'str' and 'int'' this error comes in python.



      Code :



      def missing_char(str, n):
      check = len(str -1)
      if check < n or n < 0:
      return False
      else:
      front = str[:n]
      back = str[n+1:]
      return front + back






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          You put the ) in the wrong place, - 1 should be outside of it:



          def missing_char(str, n):
          check = len(str) - 1
          if check < n or n < 0:
          return False
          else:
          front = str[:n]
          back = str[n+1:]
          return front + back





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          • Is there a Python linter that checks for this mistake? Using that linter could help avoid this mistake and many similar ones in the future. Mentioning such a linter would make this answer useful.

            – Roland Illig
            Jan 20 at 7:10











          • @RolandIllig I don't know any, Spyder isn't... idle isn't... pycharm isn't, right?

            – U9-Forward
            Jan 20 at 7:12













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          You put the ) in the wrong place, - 1 should be outside of it:



          def missing_char(str, n):
          check = len(str) - 1
          if check < n or n < 0:
          return False
          else:
          front = str[:n]
          back = str[n+1:]
          return front + back





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          • Is there a Python linter that checks for this mistake? Using that linter could help avoid this mistake and many similar ones in the future. Mentioning such a linter would make this answer useful.

            – Roland Illig
            Jan 20 at 7:10











          • @RolandIllig I don't know any, Spyder isn't... idle isn't... pycharm isn't, right?

            – U9-Forward
            Jan 20 at 7:12


















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          You put the ) in the wrong place, - 1 should be outside of it:



          def missing_char(str, n):
          check = len(str) - 1
          if check < n or n < 0:
          return False
          else:
          front = str[:n]
          back = str[n+1:]
          return front + back





          share|improve this answer


























          • Is there a Python linter that checks for this mistake? Using that linter could help avoid this mistake and many similar ones in the future. Mentioning such a linter would make this answer useful.

            – Roland Illig
            Jan 20 at 7:10











          • @RolandIllig I don't know any, Spyder isn't... idle isn't... pycharm isn't, right?

            – U9-Forward
            Jan 20 at 7:12
















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          You put the ) in the wrong place, - 1 should be outside of it:



          def missing_char(str, n):
          check = len(str) - 1
          if check < n or n < 0:
          return False
          else:
          front = str[:n]
          back = str[n+1:]
          return front + back





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          You put the ) in the wrong place, - 1 should be outside of it:



          def missing_char(str, n):
          check = len(str) - 1
          if check < n or n < 0:
          return False
          else:
          front = str[:n]
          back = str[n+1:]
          return front + back






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          • Is there a Python linter that checks for this mistake? Using that linter could help avoid this mistake and many similar ones in the future. Mentioning such a linter would make this answer useful.

            – Roland Illig
            Jan 20 at 7:10











          • @RolandIllig I don't know any, Spyder isn't... idle isn't... pycharm isn't, right?

            – U9-Forward
            Jan 20 at 7:12





















          • Is there a Python linter that checks for this mistake? Using that linter could help avoid this mistake and many similar ones in the future. Mentioning such a linter would make this answer useful.

            – Roland Illig
            Jan 20 at 7:10











          • @RolandIllig I don't know any, Spyder isn't... idle isn't... pycharm isn't, right?

            – U9-Forward
            Jan 20 at 7:12



















          Is there a Python linter that checks for this mistake? Using that linter could help avoid this mistake and many similar ones in the future. Mentioning such a linter would make this answer useful.

          – Roland Illig
          Jan 20 at 7:10





          Is there a Python linter that checks for this mistake? Using that linter could help avoid this mistake and many similar ones in the future. Mentioning such a linter would make this answer useful.

          – Roland Illig
          Jan 20 at 7:10













          @RolandIllig I don't know any, Spyder isn't... idle isn't... pycharm isn't, right?

          – U9-Forward
          Jan 20 at 7:12







          @RolandIllig I don't know any, Spyder isn't... idle isn't... pycharm isn't, right?

          – U9-Forward
          Jan 20 at 7:12






















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