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Allan Pedersen
2,421 PointsI don't think I understand what is requested of me here..
I don't think I've declared the iterable good enough, or at all.
Please assist me with understanding the test a bit better. :)
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def random_item(*args):
number = random.randint(0,(len(args)-1))
print(index, number)
1 Answer
Leen Leenaerts
Courses Plus Student 2,367 Pointswhy the * in your argument? just leave that one out just reading says you need to return (not print) the letter at the random index you found in other words :
return args[number] len already does take the length minues 1 so don't substract 1 from len(args)
Allan Pedersen
2,421 PointsFound the * thingy when Googling around, seemed at that time as the right thing, but I was wrong. :)
I've removed it now and replaced the print with return and some more, that more or less seemed to fix things.
Thank you for the sparring.
Leen Leenaerts
Courses Plus Student 2,367 PointsLeen Leenaerts
Courses Plus Student 2,367 Pointswhy the * in your argument? just leave that one out just reading says you need to return (not print) the letter at the random index you found in other words :
return args[number] len already does take the length minues 1 so don't substract 1 from len(args)