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Todd Bascombe
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,133 PointsI need help
where did I go wrong ?
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def random_item(List):
li = random.randint(0, len(List) - 1)
return li
3 Answers
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 PointsYou are very close! Instead of return the random index generated, use the index li to select an item from List:
return List[li]
Also, the preferred style is to use lowercase parameter names and to avoid using built-in keywords and types as variable or parameter names. Try lst or arg or item, etc. instead.
Gregorio Bernabel
3,412 Pointsthe challenge is giving you the error Didn't get a correct option back from random_item.
I did return the iterable with the variable and it worked. Therefore you are returning the iterable with the randomly selected number
return List[li]