Why do i need to write (answers[random.randint(0, len(answers) - 1)] instead of random.choice?
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Hello everyone I learned the basics of python.
I wanted to start a project on a magic8ball.
It didn't worked so I searched a bit and found a working code.
He uses this weird thing and I don't know why.
Can someone explain what this means?
python
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Hello everyone I learned the basics of python.
I wanted to start a project on a magic8ball.
It didn't worked so I searched a bit and found a working code.
He uses this weird thing and I don't know why.
Can someone explain what this means?
python
edited Nov 11 at 11:02
quant
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asked Nov 10 at 20:54
Achilles
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Absolutely no way for us to answer this without seeing the code.
– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:07
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You couldnt userandom.choiche, though, because that's a typo
– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:09
Welcome to stackoverflow! Please take the tour and read the help pages. Helpful may be "how to ask good questions" and this question checklist. Users here are way more ready to help if you provide minimal, complete, and verifiable example with some input and the desired output.
– Mikhail Stepanov
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Hello everyone I learned the basics of python.
I wanted to start a project on a magic8ball.
It didn't worked so I searched a bit and found a working code.
He uses this weird thing and I don't know why.
Can someone explain what this means?
python
edited Nov 11 at 11:02
quant
1,43811226
asked Nov 10 at 20:54
Achilles
21
Hello everyone I learned the basics of python.
I wanted to start a project on a magic8ball.
It didn't worked so I searched a bit and found a working code.
He uses this weird thing and I don't know why.
Can someone explain what this means?
python
python
edited Nov 11 at 11:02
quant
1,43811226
asked Nov 10 at 20:54
Achilles
21
edited Nov 11 at 11:02
quant
1,43811226
asked Nov 10 at 20:54
Achilles
21
edited Nov 11 at 11:02
quant
1,43811226
edited Nov 11 at 11:02
quant
1,43811226
edited Nov 11 at 11:02
quant
1,43811226
1,43811226
asked Nov 10 at 20:54
Achilles
21
asked Nov 10 at 20:54
Achilles
21
asked Nov 10 at 20:54
Achilles
21
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Absolutely no way for us to answer this without seeing the code.
– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:07
1
You couldnt userandom.choiche, though, because that's a typo
– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:09
Welcome to stackoverflow! Please take the tour and read the help pages. Helpful may be "how to ask good questions" and this question checklist. Users here are way more ready to help if you provide minimal, complete, and verifiable example with some input and the desired output.
– Mikhail Stepanov
Nov 10 at 21:12
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Absolutely no way for us to answer this without seeing the code.
– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:07
1
You couldnt userandom.choiche, though, because that's a typo
– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:09
Welcome to stackoverflow! Please take the tour and read the help pages. Helpful may be "how to ask good questions" and this question checklist. Users here are way more ready to help if you provide minimal, complete, and verifiable example with some input and the desired output.
– Mikhail Stepanov
Nov 10 at 21:12
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3
Absolutely no way for us to answer this without seeing the code.
– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:07
Absolutely no way for us to answer this without seeing the code.
– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:07
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1
You couldnt use
random.choiche, though, because that's a typo– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:09
You couldnt use
random.choiche, though, because that's a typo– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:09
Welcome to stackoverflow! Please take the tour and read the help pages. Helpful may be "how to ask good questions" and this question checklist. Users here are way more ready to help if you provide minimal, complete, and verifiable example with some input and the desired output.
– Mikhail Stepanov
Nov 10 at 21:12
Welcome to stackoverflow! Please take the tour and read the help pages. Helpful may be "how to ask good questions" and this question checklist. Users here are way more ready to help if you provide minimal, complete, and verifiable example with some input and the desired output.
– Mikhail Stepanov
Nov 10 at 21:12
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choice() returns a random item from a list, tuple, or string while randint() returns a pseudorandom integer between a and b. You can use either, assuming you are passing it the right parameters.
Say you have
a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
import random
random.choice(a) # will return a random number from that list
random.randint(1,7) # will return a random number between 1 and 7 itself
In your case,
answers[randint(0, len(answers) - 1)]
will give you a random integer between 0 and however long the list of answers is minus one.
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choice() returns a random item from a list, tuple, or string while randint() returns a pseudorandom integer between a and b. You can use either, assuming you are passing it the right parameters.
Say you have
a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
import random
random.choice(a) # will return a random number from that list
random.randint(1,7) # will return a random number between 1 and 7 itself
In your case,
answers[randint(0, len(answers) - 1)]
will give you a random integer between 0 and however long the list of answers is minus one.
answered Nov 10 at 21:32
Mister Tusk
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choice() returns a random item from a list, tuple, or string while randint() returns a pseudorandom integer between a and b. You can use either, assuming you are passing it the right parameters.
Say you have
a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
import random
random.choice(a) # will return a random number from that list
random.randint(1,7) # will return a random number between 1 and 7 itself
In your case,
answers[randint(0, len(answers) - 1)]
will give you a random integer between 0 and however long the list of answers is minus one.
answered Nov 10 at 21:32
Mister Tusk
1199
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up vote
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choice() returns a random item from a list, tuple, or string while randint() returns a pseudorandom integer between a and b. You can use either, assuming you are passing it the right parameters.
Say you have
a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
import random
random.choice(a) # will return a random number from that list
random.randint(1,7) # will return a random number between 1 and 7 itself
In your case,
answers[randint(0, len(answers) - 1)]
will give you a random integer between 0 and however long the list of answers is minus one.
answered Nov 10 at 21:32
Mister Tusk
1199
choice() returns a random item from a list, tuple, or string while randint() returns a pseudorandom integer between a and b. You can use either, assuming you are passing it the right parameters.
Say you have
a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
import random
random.choice(a) # will return a random number from that list
random.randint(1,7) # will return a random number between 1 and 7 itself
In your case,
answers[randint(0, len(answers) - 1)]
will give you a random integer between 0 and however long the list of answers is minus one.
answered Nov 10 at 21:32
Mister Tusk
1199
answered Nov 10 at 21:32
Mister Tusk
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answered Nov 10 at 21:32
Mister Tusk
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answered Nov 10 at 21:32
Mister Tusk
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Absolutely no way for us to answer this without seeing the code.
– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:07
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You couldnt use
random.choiche, though, because that's a typo– roganjosh
Nov 10 at 21:09
Welcome to stackoverflow! Please take the tour and read the help pages. Helpful may be "how to ask good questions" and this question checklist. Users here are way more ready to help if you provide minimal, complete, and verifiable example with some input and the desired output.
– Mikhail Stepanov
Nov 10 at 21:12