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

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points
Posted by Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Nothing I do passes :( I keep reading indent on the forums and can't figure it out.

Hi I can't figure it out. I did some searching in the forums and none of the answers seem to work for me.

random_num.py 
import random
    def random_num(a_list):
    a_list=[1,2,3,4,5]
    random_num = randint(0,(len(a_list)-1))
    return a_list[random_num]

2 Answers

Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Here is the right code.

import random
def random_num(thisIsInt):
  randomNum = random.randint(1, thisIsInt)
  return randomNum
Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Thank you!

Keep up the good work.

Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points
Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Hi!

Try un-indenting your whole function so it is on the same level as your import. After that, try indenting all of the code after the function call and that should work great for you!

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points
Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Like this? Can you please paste the proper code? 

import random
def random_num(a_list):
  a_list=[1,2,3,4,5]
  random_num = randint(0,(len(a_list)-1))
  return a_list[random_num]