TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number, not 'list'

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TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number, not 'list'

deanhystad

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Jul-01-2022, 01:23 PM

To debug I would set a breakpoint and look at the arguments. If you don't have debugging you can use print.

print(x_L, x_j)
                newCoeff = float(x_L)/(x_L - x_j)

One of these will be a list. Knowing which will direct where you put the next print statement.

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RE: TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number, not 'list' - by deanhystad - Jul-01-2022, 01:23 PM

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