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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Gilang Ilhami
Gilang Ilhami
12,045 Points
Posted by Gilang Ilhami
Gilang Ilhami
12,045 Points

random item

Hm i'm not sure i get it

item.py 
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random

def random_item(iter):
    result = random.randint(0, iter) - 1
    return iter(result)

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

:point_right: You're close, but you have a couple of issues yet.

  • You're passing iter to the randint function as if it were a number. Try passing the length of iter instead.
  • In the return statement, you're attempting to call iter like a function with parentheses (()) instead of indexing it with brackets ([]).
Mduduzi Frederick Dube
Mduduzi Frederick Dube
8,886 Points
Mduduzi Frederick Dube
Mduduzi Frederick Dube
8,886 Points

import random

def random_item(iter):

result = random.randint(0,(len(iter)-1))

return iter[result]