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Python

Matthew Casey
Matthew Casey
825 Points
Posted by Matthew Casey
Matthew Casey
825 Points

Why doesnt this work my dudes?

import random

def random_item(item): new_iterable = random.randint(0, len(item) -1) return new_iterable

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points

:point_right: DUDE! You might be returning the wrong thing.

Well, you forgot to include a link to your challenge. But since you're picking a random number based on the length of the argument, I'm going to guess you wanted to return an item from that argument.

So instead of returning the number itself, you may want to return the item at that index ("item[new_iterable]").

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points

If my guess is correct, you would:

    return item[new_iterable]

But I can't be certain that's what you need without seeing the challenge itself.

Matthew Casey
Matthew Casey
825 Points
Matthew Casey
Matthew Casey
825 Points

Sorry, not really sure how to use these. So you'd return: return ("item[new_iterable]") ??