text adventure game problem!

[IU34]

yeah, another one...but this time in python! yay, more errors! :)

first off, here's the code..

(based off of chris99's code...the only example i could find for a text adventure game!)

Now, my problem is where it says

elif prompt_p == 'examine sign':
       print """Behold the mysterious grating! For some unknown reason, it will not open until you have 57 gold.
Why the odd number? I don't know...just play along will ya? You won't get out unless you do!"""
 prompt_p()

I run the program, and at first it appears to be working. From the start, I can go north to the clear field spot. But from there, no matter what I try to do, it gives me a

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Documents and Settings\enokar\My Documents\programming stuff\Python\better text adventure test.py", line 56, in <module>
    field()
  File "C:\Documents and Settings\enokar\My Documents\programming stuff\Python\better text adventure test.py", line 16, in field
    prompt_field()
  File "C:\Documents and Settings\enokar\My Documents\programming stuff\Python\better text adventure test.py", line 20, in prompt_field
    clear_path()
  File "C:\Documents and Settings\enokar\My Documents\programming stuff\Python\better text adventure test.py", line 29, in clear_path
    prompt_path()
  File "C:\Documents and Settings\enokar\My Documents\programming stuff\Python\better text adventure test.py", line 43, in prompt_path
    prompt_p()
TypeError: 'str' object is not callable

:note: not actualy username...

anyway, anyone know how to solve this??

[IU34]

Yes!! I got it! okay never mind guys...

just to let other people know, I had to change at the end where I called the prompt_p. First I changed everything on that part the prompt_cle, and at the end to call the prompt again I had to put prompt_clear() instead of prompt_p().

[IU34]

okay, sorry for _triple_ post...
(new code)

so, my new error message is 'local variable 'gold' refferenced before assignment.'

now what?

[hacker9801]

try putting global gold as the first statement in any function that uses the variable 'gold'

[IU34]

all right! it works now...thanks for explaining it a little bit better to me!