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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Jorge Gimeno
Jorge Gimeno
5,956 Points
Posted by Jorge Gimeno
Jorge Gimeno
5,956 Points

[Solved!]No error message here besides Bummer, Try Again!

Not sure I understand why this is failing here. Any ideas?

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

def random_item(argument):
  index = random.randint(1, len(argument)-1)
  return argument[index]
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

MATLAB, Fortran, COBOL, PL/I, Smalltalk, AWK, and a few others use 1-based indexing. Check out this wikipedia page.

2 Answers

Jorge Gimeno
Jorge Gimeno
5,956 Points
Jorge Gimeno
Jorge Gimeno
5,956 Points

FIgured it out. I start counting indices at 1, Python starts at 0. Changing the beginning range of the radint function to 0 did the trick.

lambda
lambda
12,556 Points

Most programming languages start indices at 0. What language has indices start at 1?

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

Good job. :+1: Now remember to update the title to include [SOLVED] as an alternative to selecting a best answer.