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Srikanth Srinivas
1,465 Pointshow do i get forward with this question?
so I'm supossed to get random_member pull out a number from 0 to the length of the items in my list - 1 as an index for searching my list?
import random
list = []
def random_member(list):
return len(list)
x = len(list)
return list[random.randint(0,(x-1))]
2 Answers
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherActually, you found a bug in the code challenge. I've fixed it and your code should work now.
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherAnytime you do return in a function, the function stops and sends back whatever you told it to. So your random_member function, right now, always sends back the length of the provided list.
Srikanth Srinivas
1,465 Pointsso if i delete the line with return len(list), and just assign the length to a variable x, it should work, correct?
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherNot necessarily. I don't want to give the whole answer away. Your code is 99% there, though. But, remember, we're not wanting a list out of this, we want an item from the list.
Srikanth Srinivas
1,465 Pointsimport random
list = []
def random_member(list):
index = random.randint(0,(len(list)-1))
return list[index]
print (random_member([1,2,5,4,6,7,8,9]))
wh en i try this in an online py compiler, it runs exactly like the prompt suggests it should :( I really don't get whats wrong with the code, sorry for my newbie-ness
Srikanth Srinivas
1,465 PointsSrikanth Srinivas
1,465 PointsIt does! Thanks so much! Thoroughly enjoying the python course by the way :)