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Michele Dashiell
1,564 PointsWhy couldn't I do it like this?
So I have looked at the other posts on this challenge and I have done it slightly differently. Another line of code I know-- but why wouldn't this also work? Thanks in advance.
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def random_item(ite):
member= [random.randint(0,len(ite)-1)]
return member
2 Answers
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherYour code would only return the random number generated. Not the letter at the index of the random number. Let's say we rolled a 4. Your code would return the 4. The passing code would return a "h". Because "h" is at the 4th index in "Treehouse" (assuming that's the string they sent in).
Michele Dashiell
1,564 PointsAhh thank you! I misread what the output was supposed to be.