random words and names

randomwordsandnames

#!/usr/local/bin/python3.3
import random #this imports the random function to python
words = 'rock paper scissors'.split() #this creates a list from the variable words for the computer to choose from.

names = 'Bill Alexis Thatcher Eric Jack Henry'.split() #this creates a list from the variable names for the computer to choose from

def getRPS(choice):  #this defines a new function called getRPS with the parameter choice
    choiceIndex = random.randint(0, len(choice) -1) #this picks a number at random from 0 to the number of words in the words list
    return choice[choiceIndex] #this takes the random number from choiceIndex and places it in the square bracket so if choiceIndex were 0 it would return choice[0] which would become...rock, since rock is the first word in the list created in line 3

wordChoice = getRPS(words) #this calls the function getRPS, and has it act on the list called words

nameChoice = getRPS(names) #this calls the function getRPS, and has it act on the list called names

print (wordChoice) #this prints the choice of word that the computer made.

print (nameChoice) #this prints the choice of name that the computer made.