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Dimitrios Exarchos
893 Pointsis this syntax error?
need some help here....
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def random_item(iter):
random_number = random.randint(0, (len(iter)-1))
return iter.index(random_number)
2 Answers
james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Pointsyou don't need the index method here, just slice into the iterable with the random number. the example is showing that treehouse[4] is h.
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 PointsTry using random.choice