ZUXOXUS, 13.07.2010 16:43:
Hi,
I am a true beginner in programming, and im learning with
inventwithpython.com.
There's something I dont understand, and i would really appreciate any help.
In chapter 9, the one about the Hangman game, I don't get the block of code
in line 61
59. words = 'ant baboon badger bat bear'
60.
1. def getRandomWord(wordList):
2. # This function returns a random string from the passed list of
strings.
3. wordIndex = random.randint(0, len(wordList) - 1)
4. return wordList[wordIndex]
The thing is, the "passed list of strings" is called "words", not
"wordList", so I see it shouldn't work.
I'm pretty sure that's not how it's called. However, you can transform the
whitespace separated string into a list by calling .split() on it:
wordList = words.split()
Also, the function above is redundant with the stdlib, use random.choice()
instead, which does exactly the same thing.
Stefan
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