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Mona Jalal
4,302 PointsNameError for function name
I think errors shown to students should be more descriptive:
import random def random_item(args): return args.index(random.randint(0,len(arg)-1))
I don't know why I get a name error for the function name
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def random_item(args):
return args.index(random.randint(0,len(arg)-1))
3 Answers
Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,497 PointsYoure almost there. Your return statement is a little off. Try this (you can use args instead of iterable):
import random
def random_item(iterable): return iterable[random.randint(0,len(iterable)-1)]
Mona Jalal
4,302 Points`The randomly selected number is 4.
The return value would be "h"
import random def random_item(args): return args[random.randint(0,len(arg)-1)]`
random_item is not found
Blake Handson
1,642 PointsYou were almost there, try this:
import random
def random_item(iterable): return iterable[random.randint(0,len(iterable)-1)]