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Peter Falcone
Courses Plus Student 1,108 Pointsitem.py kerfuffle
really not sure I got any part of this correct.
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
def random_item("stuff"):
this = random.randint(0, len("stuff") - 1)
return("stuff"[this])
2 Answers
James Shi
8,942 PointsYou need to import the random library to use random.randint. stuff is a variable, not a string, so you don't need quotes around it. The return line has an extra indent.
import random
def random_item(stuff):
this = random.randint(0, len(stuff) - 1)
return(stuff[this])
Peter Falcone
Courses Plus Student 1,108 Pointsman. I thought I already imported the library. thinking about it != actually doing it. I could facepalm my teeth out lol