Why do we have to assign row[0] and row[1] to variables?

[vroomvroom]

Hello, why do we have to assign row[0] and row[1] to variables? Why does Python not allow me to write the code as swap_avg_by_hour.append([row(1), row(0)])?

[Sahil]

Hi @vroomvroom,

This is because you are using () instead of [].

swap_avg_by_hour.append([row(1), row(0)])

When you use (), python interpreter thinks that you are trying to call a function named row. Here is an example on how to do it without getting an error:

>>> dataset = [[1,2,3], [4,5,6], [7,8,9]]
>>> new_list = []
>>> 
>>> for row in dataset:
...     new_list.append([row[0], row[1]])
... 
>>> new_list
[[1, 2], [4, 5], [7, 8]]
>>>