show_active vs show_active()

[JohnEMagee]

So I ran the initial brownie deploy using network.show_active, but noticed the tutorial then used show_active(). There was no error or discernable difference. Usually () present or absent make a difference even when empty. Is this not the case in python or brownie or just a weird quirk?

[cromewar]

Hello @JohnEMagee
Yes there is a difference, as you can see here:

Using without the () refer to where the function is, in order to be executed on a context.
Using with () actually calls the function at run time.