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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Alisa Tashiro
Alisa Tashiro
724 Points
Posted by Alisa Tashiro
Alisa Tashiro
724 Points

Help with code! NameError Random Item Python Challenge

Still not sure how I attach my code, but this is my code:

import random

def random_item(iterable):
     return iterable[random.randit(0,len(iterable)-1)]

My error is a NameError: name random_item is not defined

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

The error is misleading. random_item isn't found due to a typo. Use randint not randit:

import random

def random_item(iterable):
     return iterable[random.randint(0,len(iterable)-1)]  # <-- use randint
Alisa Tashiro
Alisa Tashiro
724 Points
Alisa Tashiro
Alisa Tashiro
724 Points

Oh!! Thank you so much!! It was driving me crazy!