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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Posted by Glass Blade
Glass Blade
3,677 Points

I need help

I have tried multiple times, however I ended with this solution but it does not work. Can somebody please help me.

item.py 
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random

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

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You can't put quotes around variable names, that makes them string literals instead. The example is showing you how your function might be used, not how to define it.

Also, it looks like you misspelled randint (you have "randit").

Fix those things, and I think you'll have it.