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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Sergey Mangov
Sergey Mangov
3,651 Points
Posted by Sergey Mangov
Sergey Mangov
3,651 Points

need help please

import random def random_item(iterable): iterable = "Treehouse".list a = len(iterable)-1 secret_number = random.randint(0, a) return iterable[secret_number]

item.py 
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def random_item(iterable):
    iterable = "Treehouse".list
    a = len(iterable)-1
    secret_number = random.randint(0, a)
    return iterable[secret_number]

2 Answers

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points
Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

If you just delete this line of code it should work: iterable = "Treehouse".list

From reading the instructions you don't need that in there.

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points
Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

You could simplify it by placing all of your method in your return line like this: 

return iterable[randint(0, len(iterable)-1)]

That is if you import randint from random.