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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Alex Ojelade
Alex Ojelade
748 Points
Posted by Alex Ojelade
Alex Ojelade
748 Points

Dont understand this challenge

Dont understand this challenge, i have given it a try but i don't know how close i am to being correct and am stuck at the return part.

item.py 
import random

stuff = ['computer', 'screen', 'mouse', 'keyboard']

def random_item(stuff)
    it_num = random.randint(0, len(stuff) - 1)
    item = random.choice(stuff)
    return  index()



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

1 Answer

Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 58,248 Points
Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 58,248 Points

To start, you dont need to define 'stuff'.

At the end of the def line, you are missing the colon:

You then just need to return the item at the random position.

import random

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

or in one line:

import random

def random_item(stuff):
    return  stuff[random.randint(0, len(stuff) - 1)]
Alex Ojelade
Alex Ojelade
748 Points
Alex Ojelade
Alex Ojelade
748 Points

thanks although....

I had your first one before at one point but probably missed the colon after 'def random_item(stuff)'. So i reverted back to that. However, it seems that treehouse says it doesn't work.

Wierd because i tested it in Shell and it worked