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Python Python Basics (Retired) Pick a Number! Any Number! Imports

Posted by Sergio Pichardo
Sergio Pichardo
24,963 Points

Help with this: Now, make random_member pick a random number between 0 and the length of the list... Imports Challenge

I dont understand why I can't pass this challenge, please help.

imports.py 
import random 

def random_member(membersList):
  listLength = len(membersList)
  randomNum = random.randint(0, listLength)-1
  for i in membersList:
    if membersList[i] == randomNum:
      return i

1 Answer

Srikanth Srinivas
Srikanth Srinivas
1,465 Points
Srikanth Srinivas
Srikanth Srinivas
1,465 Points 
import random

def random_member(anylist):

  randnum = random.randint(0,(len(anylist)-1))
  return anylist[randnum]

This is the code you are expected to write. Firstly, in the randomNum line of your code, the "1" is outside the bracket. Next, why are you writing a for loop for the items in membersList? You can just return the item in the list if you know the index by writing anylist[index], where anylist is the name of your list, and the index is the index which the element in the list belongs to.

Hope this helps!

Please choose as best answer if this helped you. Good luck.