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Start your free trialMatthew Earlywine
3,508 PointsWhy is this saying random_item not define.
Then create a function named random_item that takes a single argument, an iterable. Then use random.randint() to get a random number between 0 and the length of the iterable, minus one. Return the iterable member that's at your random number's index. Check the file for an example. I have checked for examples and this is matching up with what I've seen but I am still getting the same error.
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"
import random
def random_item(treehouse):
a = random.randint(0, len(treehouse)-1)
return treehouse [h]
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsThe function is not defined anytime there is a syntax error in the definition. In this case, it's caused by the reference to "h" in the last line since "h" is not defined.
You probably meant to use your variable "a" there.
Matthew Earlywine
3,508 PointsMatthew Earlywine
3,508 PointsThanks! I saw that same thing on another answer and I thought I changed it. Oh well! Thanks!