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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Posted by Bilal Ron
Bilal Ron
2,323 Points

Then create a function named random_item that takes a single argument, an iterable. Help with my code

Then create a function named random_item that takes a single argument, an iterable. Then use random.randint() to get a random number between 0 and the length of the iterable, minus one. Return the iterable member that's at your random number's index.

item.py 
# EXAMPLE
import random
# random_item("Treehouse")
def random_item(iterable):
# The randomly selected number is 4.    
      random_num = random.randint()
        if random_num > 0 and random_num < len(iterable)-1:
# The return value would be "h"
               return iterable[random_num]
        else:
               print( "error")

2 Answers

Vidhya Sagar
Vidhya Sagar
1,568 Points
Vidhya Sagar
Vidhya Sagar
1,568 Points

Try this .They are just asking to return a random alphabet from your string ,and not return H everytime

CODE:``` import random def random_item(arg): rand_num=random.randint(0,len(arg)-1) return arg[rand_num]

Bilal Ron
Bilal Ron
2,323 Points
Bilal Ron
Bilal Ron
2,323 Points

Thank you for your quick reply, your code works!