Beginner Question - Very Easy I'm Sure...

[Todd_Calhoun]

I'm trying to generate a random number, and then concetate it to a word to
create a password.

I get the number and assign it to a variable:

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
word = "dog"

import random
rannum = random.randrange(100,999)

str(rannum)

word + rannum
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

But when I try to concetate the two, I get an error saying:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in -toplevel-
list[1] + rannum
TypeError: unsubscriptable object
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Any suggestions?

[Jaime Wyant]

str() returns a string, it doesn't change rannum which is still a number...

try ->
rannum = str(rannum)

jw

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:13:25 -0800, Todd_Calhoun <an**@anon.com> wrote:

I'm trying to generate a random number, and then concetate it to a word to
create a password.

I get the number and assign it to a variable:

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
word = "dog"

import random
rannum = random.randrange(100,999)

str(rannum)

word + rannum
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

But when I try to concetate the two, I get an error saying:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in -toplevel-
list[1] + rannum
TypeError: unsubscriptable object
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Any suggestions?

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[Brian van den Broek]

Todd_Calhoun said unto the world upon 2005-03-24 16:13:

I'm trying to generate a random number, and then concetate it to a word to
create a password.

I get the number and assign it to a variable:

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
word = "dog"

import random
rannum = random.randrange(100,999)

str(rannum)

word + rannum
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

But when I try to concetate the two, I get an error saying:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in -toplevel-
list[1] + rannum
TypeError: unsubscriptable object
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Any suggestions?

Hi,

you call str(rannum) but don't store it. Try it like this:

import random
word = "dog"
rannum = random.randrange(100,999)
str(rannum) '773' type(rannum) <type 'int'> rannum = str(rannum)
new_word = word + rannum
print new_word dog773

or,
rannum = str(random.randrange(100,999))
word + rannum 'dog287'

HTH,

Brian vdB

[Todd_Calhoun]

Thanks for the tip. I knew it was something easy like that.
"Brian van den Broek" <bv****@po-box.mcgill.ca> wrote in message
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Todd_Calhoun said unto the world upon 2005-03-24 16:13:

I'm trying to generate a random number, and then concetate it to a word
to create a password.

I get the number and assign it to a variable:

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
word = "dog"

import random
rannum = random.randrange(100,999)

str(rannum)

word + rannum
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

But when I try to concetate the two, I get an error saying:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in -toplevel-
list[1] + rannum
TypeError: unsubscriptable object
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Any suggestions?

Hi,

you call str(rannum) but don't store it. Try it like this:

import random
word = "dog"
rannum = random.randrange(100,999)
str(rannum) '773' type(rannum) <type 'int'> rannum = str(rannum)
new_word = word + rannum
print new_word dog773

or,
rannum = str(random.randrange(100,999))
word + rannum 'dog287'

HTH,

Brian vdB