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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Posted by Makan Fofana
Makan Fofana
Courses Plus Student 1,773 Points

Really stuck on this one?

I have been working on this for a while.

item.py 
import random

def random_item(argue):
  for argue in random_item:
    return random.randint(0, len(argue) -1) 
return argue.index(

1 Answer

py lund
py lund
1,477 Points
py lund
py lund
1,477 Points

Hey Makan,

There's no need to iterate through the iterable using the for loop. Check this out:

import random

def random_item(argue):
    random_number = random.randint(0, len(argue)-1) 
    """You need to pass two integers to randint. The beginning and the end of the range. 
         In this case, the end is the length of your iterable minus one"""

    return argue[random_number] 
    """Use random_number as index to "retrieve" the corresponding item from your iterable."""