AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'setText'

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If this template helps then use it. If not then just delete and start from scratch.

OS (e.g. Win10): Windows10
PsychoPy version (e.g. 1.84.x): v2021.1.3
Standard Standalone? (y/n) If not then what?:
What are you trying to achieve?:

Hello,

I have an experiment that has the following routine:

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It is part of a loop that has the following file:
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All the cells from the Excel file are defined as text (tried defining them as General, but still received errors):

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When I reach this routine, I receive this error message:
prac2_letter.setText(twoback)
AttributeError: ‘str’ object has no attribute ‘setText’

What did you try to make it work?:
I tried renaming the Excel file, the text component, the column name, formatting the cells as Text and General.

Note: I have another file with the exact same routines that does not produce this error.

Do you have any idea on why this happens? I tried looking everywhere and couldn’t find anything.

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Hello,
Is it possible that you have two spreadsheets with the same column name?
See the following:

Chen

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No, I don’t have 2 spreasheets with the same name.

I had seen that topic too → but I only have one spreadsheet in the entire experiment that is named “practice.xlsx”.

In addition, I tried renaming both the actual spreadsheet and the column name multiple times and I receive the same error message, regardless of what names I put.

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I see.
Any chance you could share the experiment?
Also, why is your start time set to condition instead of time (s)?

Thanks,
Chen

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The error message suggests that you are using the name of the component (prac2_letter) in a code component at some point, and setting it as a text variable.