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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Posted by Kenneth Phillips
Kenneth Phillips
Courses Plus Student 10,188 Points

random.choice replication

I'm not sure what's wrong.

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

def random_item(iterable): 
    index = random.randint(0, len(int(iterable) - 1))
    return iterable[index]

2 Answers

jacinator
jacinator
11,936 Points
jacinator
jacinator
11,936 Points

Applying int to an iterable won't work as far as I know.

Idan Melamed
Idan Melamed
16,285 Points
Idan Melamed
Idan Melamed
16,285 Points

Hi Kenneth,

Jacinator is right.

Like in the example, if you call the function with random_item("Ttreehouse"), you will encounter an error when trying to do int("Treehouse")

I think removing the int() is what you need to pass the challenge,

Kindly, Idan.