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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Benjamin Bradshaw
Benjamin Bradshaw
3,208 Points
Posted by Benjamin Bradshaw
Benjamin Bradshaw
3,208 Points

What am I doing wrong?

it just keeps saying "try again" so no help there. i tried with a -1 after len(blue) but because the index starts at zero I'm sure that's not what i am missing.

item.py 
import random

def random_item (blue):
    red = random.randint(0,len(blue)
    return blue.index(red)

1 Answer

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
16,600 Points
Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
16,600 Points

You're close, but a few issues:

1) you need to subtract one from the length of your iterable as instructed in the challenge to get the correct index. 2) the challenge wants you to call an index with [] instead of the index() method on the list

import random

def random_item (blue):
    red = random.randint(0, (len(blue) -1))
    return blue[red]