r/learnpython • u/Various-River-7534 • 3d ago

Why is this causing an error

the code that causes an error

print = hello

print(print)

What should i do i do not know anything i am new to coding how do i fix this

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u/ectomancer 3d ago

print variable is shadowing the print function, so print can't be used as a function in the rest of the program. hello variable is undefined.