[Tutor] Indexing in a series for a newbie

[Pujo Aji]

Hello Jon,

Why don't use randint so you can record the index and the value

Example:
    WORDS = ("python", "program", "code", "xylophone")
    Indword = random.randint(0,len(WORDS)-1)
    word = WORDS[Indword]
    print Indword
    print word

Cheers,
pujo

On 1/19/06, Jon Moore <jonathan.r.moore at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I need some help for a program I am writing as a newbie to Python.
>
> I have created a series:
>
> WORDS = ("python", "program", "code", "xylophone")
>
> and then assigned one of them randomly to the variable 'word':
>
> word = random.choice(WORDS)
>
> I know that if I do:
>
> print word
>
> The randomly chosen word will be displayed. I also know that if I type:
>
> print WORDS[x]
>
> I will get the corresponding word back. But how do I find 'programaticaly'
> the index number for the string that random.choice has chosen?
>
> The reason I ask is that I an writing a simple word jumble game and need
> to link the randomly chosen word to a hint should the user need one.
>
> --
> Best Regards
>
> Jon Moore
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