Lambda function error "list indices must be integers or slices, not str"

Question

I have imported a zip file in my lambda function, but if i test it i get this error: "list indices must be integers or slices, not str". My code is this:

```
def lambda_handler(event, context):
query = {
    "size": 25,
    "query": {
        "multi_match": {
            "query": event['queryStringParameters']['q'],
            "fields": ["title", "directors"]
        }
    }
}

headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

r = requests.get(url, auth=awsauth, headers=headers,
                 data=json.dumps(query))

response = {
    "statusCode": 200,
    "headers": {
        "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": '*'
    },
    "isBase64Encoded": False
}
response['body'] = r.text
return response
```

The error is on this line  "query": event['queryStringParameters']['q'].

Accepted Answer

I'd recommend to print out the event object and understand whether the 'q' field is present or not.

For instance:

```
print('event:', json.dumps(event))
print('queryStringParameters:', json.dumps(event['queryStringParameters']))
```
Then you can verify whether some checks need to be done or defaulting to an empty string.

Lambda function error "list indices must be integers or slices, not str"

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