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I have a function with two inputs the numeric and the threshold. I want to compute the boolean statement true if the numeric is greater than the threshold. Upon computing my code I get the following error message:

'<' not supported between instances of 'int' and 'list'

See code:

num_list =([10, 1, 3, 7])
result =[]

def hits(num_list,threshold=5):
    
    for x in num_list:
        if threshold<num_list:
            return true

What is the purpose of the constant 4? What do you mean by "if a certain threshold is reached"? Do you mean if the threshold value occurs in the list? — jackal
– jackal, Commented Oct 11, 2022 at 18:43
The error message is quite clear, you are comparing an int, in this case, threshold with a list, num_list using the < operator, but that operation is not supported. Did you intend to use x instead of num_list? — juanpa.arrivillaga
– juanpa.arrivillaga, Commented Oct 11, 2022 at 18:56
you want True(uppercase) instead of true (lowercase - invalid name) Are you sure you want to return True after only one value is above the threshold? — Daraan
– Daraan, Commented Oct 11, 2022 at 18:58

bavistr · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-11 18:56:55Z

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You are iterating through the for loop with x, but don't actually call x in the loop. Replace the conditional line with if threshold<x to access the variable x (int) instead of num_list (list). That's why you're getting the error about trying to compare an int and a list.

answered Oct 11, 2022 at 18:56

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