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Mehmet Colakoglu
1,297 Pointsitem.py
I just cannot do that
import random
def random_item(item):
return radom.randint(0, (len(item)-1))
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
1 Answer
Christopher Shaw
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 58,248 PointsYou have almost returned the position, not the character. You still need to get and return the character at that position using a slice.
You have a small typo: random, not radom.
The below could be done in one line, but have made it two for clarity sake.
position = random.randint(0, len(item)-1)
return item[position]