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Python Python Collections (Retired) Dungeon Game Random Choices

Posted by Jamie Evans
Jamie Evans
2,092 Points

nchoices, I passed but not happy with my answer, is there a better way?

Hello all

I have passed the challenge, but i am not happy that this is a good way of doing it. if someone could please show me a better more efficient way of doing it. Don't think its very python like.

choices.py 
import random

def nchoices(lst1, int1):
  count = 0
  new_list = []
  for item in lst1:
    if count < 5:
      new_list.append(random.choice(item))
      count+=1
    else:
      break
  return new_list
Jamie Evans
Jamie Evans
2,092 Points

I tried doing while count < 5: instead of if, but "code took too long to run" for some reason:)

2 Answers

Michael Parthum
Michael Parthum
1,468 Points

Below is what I passed with. This is as simple as I was able to break it down to.

import random

def nchoices(supplied_list, n):
  count = 0
  random_list = []
  while count < n:
    random_list.append(random.choice(supplied_list))
    count += 1
  return random_list
anhedonicblonde
anhedonicblonde
3,133 Points

Awesome, that makes sense to me! thanks much for posting your code! :)

Mike Tribe
Mike Tribe
3,827 Points

Same

import random

def nchoices(itr, intgr):
  randList = []
  count = 0
  while count < intgr:
    randList.append(random.choice(itr))
    count += 1
  return randList
Jamie Evans
Jamie Evans
2,092 Points
Jamie Evans
Jamie Evans
2,092 Points

Turns out I completely got the wrong end of the what the challenge was meant to be. It was supposed to give the random.choice for the number in the integer:)

import random

def nchoices(lst1, int1):
  count = 0
  new_list = []
  for item in lst1:
    if count < int1:
      new_list.append(random.choice(item))
      count+=1
    else:
      break
  return new_list
anhedonicblonde
anhedonicblonde
3,133 Points

I'm completely lost with this one. Can someone explain this to me? I had no idea how to do this challenge and I still don't really get it. Thanks in advance.