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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Chinmay Tare
Chinmay Tare
467 Points
Posted by Chinmay Tare
Chinmay Tare
467 Points

Please help friends :/

Stuck.

item.py 
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random 
def random_item("number"):
  item = random.randint(0, 5)
  for letter in random_item:

2 Answers

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hi Chinmay,

randint method will pick a random number between 0 and the length of the methods argument. But don´t forget to substract 1 from the length of the argument. If you have a string argument "Treehouse" 'T' is on index 0 and the last 'e' is on index (length - 1).

import random 

def random_item(iterable_item):
  item = random.randint(0, len(iterable_item) - 1)

  return iterable_item[item]

Makes sense?

Grigorij

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Here's a few hints:

  • for the function definition, don't enclose the name of your argument in quotes
  • the upper limit of randint should be one less than the length of the argument (not "5")
  • as soon as you get the item, just return the argument, indexed by item
  • you won't need a loop

I'm guessing you can get it now without an explicit spoiler. You might also want to review the video.