Gas Attack Error - No Idea What It Means

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Just started working on this level again. First started it back in July and still can’t figure out what the heck is wrong. Everything I do just produces more bright red errors that don’t make any sense to me.

I have no idea what this error means. Any help is appreciated. I’ve really been struggling with this for a while. Thanks.

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This is my current code. It still produces the same error as in above screenshot.


def sumHealth(enemies):
    # Create a variable and set it to 0 to start the sum.
    totalHealth = 0
    enemyIndex = 0 # Initialize the loop index to 0
    
    while enemyIndex < len(enemies): # While index is less than the length of enemies array
        enemy = enemies[enemyIndex]
        if enemy and enemy.health > 0:
            enemy.health += enemies[totalHealth] # Add the current enemy's health to totalHealth
        enemyIndex += 1 # Increment the index.
    return totalHealth

# Use the cannon to defeat the ogres.
cannon = hero.findNearest(hero.findFriends())
# The cannon can see through the walls.
enemies = cannon.findEnemies()
# Calculate the sum of the ogres' health.
ogreSummaryHealth = sumHealth(enemies)
hero.say("Use " + ogreSummaryHealth + " grams.")
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Line 11.

You’re trying to add enemies[totalHealth] to enemy.health. There are a few reasons this is wrong:

  1. Trying to modify an enemy’s health. That’s cheating!
  2. Enemies[totalHealth] is an enemy, (in fact, it’s always the first enemy as totalHealth never changes from 0). Not a number.
  3. You aren’t doing what the comment says. You need to add the enemy’s health to totalHealth.
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Cheating? Cheating is usually something people do to take shortcuts and gain an undeserved benefit. All I got was a headache from frustration. :confounded:

I switched the two around and it now works but I have no idea why. Please explain.

Thank you.

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enemy.health += enemies[totalHealth]

is saying:

healthNumber = enemies[totalHealth]
# Note that healthNumber isn't actually a number!
# It is an enemy unit.
# Because enemies is an array of units.
enemy.health += healthNumber # You're trying to add a unit to a number!

You’re trying to “cheat” because you’re trying to modify an enemy’s health. The game would be really easy if I could do:

enemy = hero.findNearestEnemy()
enemy.health = 0

Be careful to read what you’re coding. You cannot add a unit to a number! You also cannot modify a unit’s properties (like health).