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Suraj Shah
1,055 PointsLetter Game Part 1 Code Challenge
I cannot seem to make this work, could someone please help me identify why the below does not produce any result in the workspaces:
'''python def random_item(): word = input("What is your word: ") list_word = list(word) char_select = random.randint(0,len(list_word)-1) return (list_word[char_select]) '''
Thank you!
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
def random_item():
word = input("What is your word: ")
list_word = list(word)
char_select = random.randint(0,len(list_word)-1)
return (list_word[char_select])
1 Answer
Umesh Ravji
42,386 PointsThe string should be a parameter of the method, not something you obtain via input from the user. The provided example demonstrates how it should be used, random_item("Treehouse").