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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Posted by akshaan Mazumdar
akshaan Mazumdar
997 Points

list not callable? why?

?what is th error

item.py 
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def random_item(box): 
    x = random.randint(0,len(box)-1)
    return box(x)

1 Answer

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

You're passing the index into box in the same way you would call a function with input, so you're essentially calling a function box() that hasn't been defined anywhere. To address a member at index x in the box iterable, you need to use the brackets notation box[x]

akshaan Mazumdar
akshaan Mazumdar
997 Points

Thanks for the feedback. figured this out !

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

akshaan Mazumdar - No problem, glad to assist :)