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Start your free trialSiman Shrestha
2,538 PointsWhy does't this work?
I think i may be misusing the return function, but this seems correct to me..
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def random_item(hello):
hello = random.randint(0 , len(hello)-1)
return(hello)
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,122 PointsYou're replacing the word with the random number.
And then you return just the number. But you want to use the random number to select an item from the word, and return that item.
Siman Shrestha
2,538 PointsMakes sense. Thanks!