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Nicole Panashe Matatu
4,108 Pointswhy am i getting a name error random_item not defined when i never used it anywhere on my code
question
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def define(iterable):
return iterable[random.randit(0, len(iterable) - 1)]
2 Answers
Michael Hulet
47,912 PointsThe fact that you haven't used it is actually the problem here. A NameError means that something was referenced, but not defined. The Treehouse code challenge is expecting you to name your function random_item, so it's calling that function from the code you wrote. Instead, you've named the function you wrote define, so when the code challenge calls random_item, it doesn't exist, so it produces a NameError because random_item isn't defined
hamsternation
26,616 PointsAlso, you seem to have misspelled random.randint. :)