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César Jardim
4,847 PointsI keep getting the error "Task 2 is no longer passing". What am I doing wrong here?
I keep getting this error and found in the forums someone who passed with a similar solution. Can't tell whether this is a bug or I'm doing something wrong.
import random
def random_member(lista):
x = len(lista) - 1
index = random.randint(0, x)
return lista[index]
2 Answers
Gunhoo Yoon
5,027 PointsI think it's bug which grader makes. Here's my reason.
This is passing code with same logic as yours except I didn't use extra variable.
import random
def random_member(li):
i = random.randint(0, len(li) - 1)
return li[i]
This is not passing code but copy of above code except I used random variable called bla which is never used.
import random
def random_member(li):
bla = 'sdfsdfsd'
i = random.randint(0, len(li) - 1)
return li[i]
So I'm just guessing that grader gets sensitive when it sees extra variable like that.
Andreas cormack
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,011 PointsI think its just a bug.
because this worked for me.
#step 1
import random
# step 2
def random(my_list):
return len(my_list)
# step 3
def random_member(my_list):
endrange=len(my_list) - 1
myindex = random.randint(0,endrange)
return my_list[myindex]