Question

Write a code segment to change the name of the Thing object something such that the new name consists of the old name with one character removed at random. For example, if something has name "ABCD", its new name could be set to "ACD". Write the code segment below.

Answer 1

To change the name of a Thing object by removing a random character from its name, use the random module to select a random index and reconstruct the name without that character.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question pertains to modifying an object's name in a programming context. To change the name of the Thing object something such that it has one character randomly removed from its original name, we can write the following code segment:

import random

# Let's assume 'something' is the Thing object with a 'name' attribute.
old_name = something.name

# Generate a random index to remove a character from the old name.
index_to_remove = random.randint(0, len(old_name) - 1)

# Remove the character and set the new name.
something.name = old_name[:index_to_remove] + old_name[index_to_remove + 1:]

This code uses the Python random module to select a random index and then reconstructs the name by concatenating the substrings before and after the chosen index, effectively removing one character.