[Solved] Why does python give me a TypeError for this function? (new to coding) [closed]

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You’ve used the same name, list, for both a built-in type and a local variable. Don’t re-use the built-in names. Quoting PEP-8:

If a function argument’s name clashes with a reserved keyword, it is generally better to append a single trailing underscore rather than use an abbreviation or spelling corruption. Thus class_ is better than clss . (Perhaps better is to avoid such clashes by using a synonym.)

Try:

def funct2(list_):
    if type(list_) == list:
        ...

Or, better:

def funct2(list_):
    if isinstance(list_, list):
        ...

solved Why does python give me a TypeError for this function? (new to coding) [closed]