python - SyntaxError: "can't assign to function call"

Question

This line in my program:

invest(initial_amount,top_company(5,year,year+1)) = subsequent_amount

causes me to get this error:

SyntaxError: can't assign to function call

How do I fix this and make use of value of the function call?

Answer 1

Syntactically, this line makes no sense:

invest(initial_amount,top_company(5,year,year+1)) = subsequent_amount

You are attempting to assign a value to a function call, as the error says. What are you trying to accomplish? If you're trying set subsequent_amount to the value of the function call, switch the order:

subsequent_amount = invest(initial_amount,top_company(5,year,year+1))