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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

selcuk baran
selcuk baran
3,526 Points
Posted by selcuk baran
selcuk baran
3,526 Points

what is the problem

import random def random_item(item) a= random.randint(0,len(item)-1) return item[a]

item.py 
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def random_item(item)
    a= random.randint(0,len(item)-1)
    return item[a]
Mduduzi Frederick Dube
Mduduzi Frederick Dube
8,886 Points

Your brackets are not enough try:

a = random.randint(0,(len(item)-1))

return item[a] is just fine

also don't forget this : in your function declaration or whatever def ---- is called

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

You forgot a colon (:) after the def random_item(item) line of code :)

selcuk baran
selcuk baran
3,526 Points
selcuk baran
selcuk baran
3,526 Points

Ohh. I put (:). However there is still a problem

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Don't use the parentheses just the colon :

Try this:

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

def random_item(item):
    a= random.randint(0,len(item)-1)
    return item[a]