Python question

nobody_ · 09-29-2009, 12:50 AM

Hi tech support forum,

I have a Python question I cannot solve:

Write a function called rand_goodbye(name) that returns (not prints!) a string that says goodbye, where the goodbye phrase is chosen at random from these three possibilities:

* Goodbye name
* See ya' later name
* name: stay cool!

Any help would be greatly appreciated otherwise I think my brain might explode

thanks--

IndiGenus · 10-12-2009, 10:41 AM

Hi nobody_,

Did you ever get this figured out? I'm just in the process of learning Python myself so thought I'd see what I could come up with. I whipped this up quick. Again, I'm new at this so there are probably better, more syntactically correct, ways of doing it. But it works!

Code:

import random

def rand_goodbye(name):
    PHRASES = ["Goodbye", "See ya' later", "Stay cool"] 
    the_phrase = random.choice(PHRASES)
    return the_phrase + " " + name

greeting = rand_goodbye("Bob")
print greeting

Let me know if you have any questions.

09-29-2009, 12:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
nobody_ Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Python question Hi tech support forum, I have a Python question I cannot solve: Write a function called rand_goodbye(name) that returns (not prints!) a string that says goodbye, where the goodbye phrase is chosen at random from these three possibilities: * Goodbye name * See ya' later name * name: stay cool! Any help would be greatly appreciated otherwise I think my brain might explode thanks--

10-12-2009, 10:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
IndiGenus Visitor, Security Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 RC	Re: Python question Hi nobody_, Did you ever get this figured out? I'm just in the process of learning Python myself so thought I'd see what I could come up with. I whipped this up quick. Again, I'm new at this so there are probably better, more syntactically correct, ways of doing it. But it works! Code: import random def rand_goodbye(name): PHRASES = ["Goodbye", "See ya' later", "Stay cool"] the_phrase = random.choice(PHRASES) return the_phrase + " " + name greeting = rand_goodbye("Bob") print greeting Let me know if you have any questions.