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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

or porat
or porat
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Really need help in this one

Hey! Im really trying over and over this one but i can't figure out what to do or what to return. ill be glad to get help thanx!

item.py 
import random

def random_item(apple):
    random.randint(3)
    return apple




# EXAMPLE


# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"

2 Answers

Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points
Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points

The random_item function takes a string and returns one of the characters in the string at random.

First to generate the random number, you have to find the max to supply to the randint function.

len(apple) - 1

You can obtain a random index using randint:

index = random.randint(0, len(apple) - 1)

Using the randomly generated index number you can return the character at that index, which I leave to you :)

or porat
or porat
684 Points
or porat
or porat
684 Points

thanx umesh!

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
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Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points 
import random

def random_item(items):
    return items[random.randint(0, len(items) - 1)]
or porat
or porat
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or porat
or porat
684 Points

thanx alex!