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Hani Habra
1,784 PointsCode Challenge: Dungeon-Game, Random Choices
Hi everyone,
I've been away from the Python class for a couple of months, so I'm a little rusty.
The prompt says "Create a function named nchoices() that takes an iterable and an integer. The function should return a list of n random items from the iterable where n is the integer. Duplicates are allowed."
I don't know what exactly I'm doing incorrectly. Could I please get a helpful hint on this?
Thanks!
import random
def nchoices(n,y):
random_items = []
for i in range(n):
random_items.append(random.choice(y))
return(random_items)
#nchoices(4, [4,5,6,7])
2 Answers
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 PointsHello Hani.
It took me a while to figure out what you wanted to do and I think this was because you just gave the iterable and the integer a single letter name.
You gotta make sure that the first parameter is the iterable and the second the is the integer.
In your code though, what you could do is swapping n and y on line 5 and 6 and it should do. This is because the range would be based on the integer, while the random.choice is based on the iterable.
Probably the fact that you gave single letter names led to confusion.
Also, probably a while loop would be simpler in this case.
Let me know if all clear.
Vittorio
Hani Habra
1,784 PointsHi Vittorio. Thank you, swapping the two parameters did the job well.