title: list indices must be integers not str ( easy answer probably)
body: <p>I recently asked a question about the high scores issue on a previous post.  This is a class project so it should be relatively simple. I am still new to this website so I am unsure how to cleanly post new revisions so if you have read part of this I apologize.  This time I am just going to put the entire program here.  Everything works except the high scores part.  When I select to just check the high scores list before playing the game the output works nicely, however, after playing the game, returning to the main menu and then checking high scores again I get the error that </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>list indices must be integers not str</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>.  I assume that means my original scores list is set up incorrectly but I'm not entirely sure.  Here is the code and I truly appreciate the help.  This site is fantastic for such.</p>
  
  <pre><code>import random
  loop_game = True
  
  while loop_game:
      questions= [
                  {"question": "Who won the 2012 NFL Superbowl?",
                   "answers": ["Jacksonville Jaguars",
                              "Oakland Raiders",
                              "New York Giants",
                              "Baltimore Ravens"],
                   "correct": "4"},
                  {"question": "Which song was at the top of the charts in early 2001, by OutKast?",
                   "answers": ["Bootylicious",
                               "Angel",
                               "Ms. Jackson",
                               "U Got It Bad"],
                  "correct": "3"},
                  {"question": "How many centimeters are one inch?",
                   "answers": ["2.12",
                               "2.54",
                               "3.24",
                               "3.38"],
                  "correct": "2"}]
  
      scores=[{'initials': None,
               'score': -500}]
  
  #main menu
      def main_menu():
          global loop_game
          print("""
  ***********************************************  
  Welcome to The Greatest Trivia Show on Earth!!!
  ***********************************************
  1. Play Game
  2. High Scores
  3. Credits
  4. Instuctions
  5. Quit
  """)
          needs_input = True
          while needs_input:
            selection = input("Which Selection would you like? ")
            if selection == "1":
                play_game()
                needs_input = False
            elif selection == "2":
                display_scores()
                needs_input = False
            elif selection == "3":
                credits()
                needs_input = False
            elif selection == "4":
                instructions()
                needs_input == False
            elif selection == "5":
                needs_input = False
                loop_game = False
            else:
                print("\nSelect a valid option\n")
  
      def play_game():
          #definitions
          global total_points
          global questions
          loop_pa = True
          total_points = 3
          random.shuffle(questions)
          counter = 0
          #gets name in case of high score
          global hs_name
          hs_name = input("What are your initials?: ")
  
  
          #main play loop
          while counter &lt; 2:
              for j in questions:
                  counter += 1
                  print("\n",j["question"])
                  for i, choice in enumerate(j["answers"]):
                      print(str(i+1) + ". " + choice)
                  answer = str(input("\nChoose an answer 1-4: "))
                  if answer == j["correct"]:
                      print("\nGood job! You keep your precious points...this time!\n")
                  else:
                      print("\nSorry, that is not correct. You lose one point.\n")
                      total_points -= 1
                      print("\nTotal Points: ",  total_points)
  
          #all questions have been read
          print("\nThat's it, your score is: ", total_points)
  
          #check/append best scores list
          best_scores()
  
          #keep playing loop
          while loop_pa:
              keep_playing = input("Play again?  (y, n) \n")
              if keep_playing == "y":
                  print("\nAwesome! Here we go! \n\n")
                  loop_pa = False
                  play_game()
              elif keep_playing == "n":
                  print("Ahh, too bad.  Thanks for playing!")
                  loop_pa = False
                  main_menu()
              else:
                  print("Select a valid option\n")
  
      def best_scores():
          for i, score in enumerate(scores):
              if total_points &gt; score['score']:
                  scores[i:i+1] = {'initials': hs_name, 'score': total_points}
                  del scores[5:]
                  break
  
      def display_scores():
          print("HIGH\tSCORES")
          for score in scores:
              print(score['initials'], "\t", score['score'])
  
      def instructions():
          print("""
  
  *************
  Instructions
  *************
  The game is quite simple:  You start out with 12 points.
  You lose a point for every incorrect answer.
  If you get an answer correct, your score stays the same
  and you move forward through the question set.  Try to
  see how many points you can keep!
           """)
          main_menu()
  
      def credits():
          print("\nCreated by Jessica Gregg and Jason Vignochi\n")
          main_menu()
  
  
      main_menu()
  </code></pre>
  
  <h1>edit: oh! The line the error is at is in the display_scores function at (line 119)</h1>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>print(score['initials'], "\t", score['score'])</p>
  </blockquote>