Why do I get this "'builtin_function_or_method' object has no attribute 'choice'" error?

Question

I want to write a small program that
does the following:
it should draw many small triangles which are lined up and have different colors.

Unfortunately I get the following error message:

'builtin_function_or_method' object has no attribute 'choice'

I have already looked a bit on the internet but I could not fix my error

This is my code:

from turtle import *
from random import *


def triangleDrawer():
   fd(20)
   rt(120)
   fd(20)
   rt(120)
   fd(20)
   rt(120)
   fd(20)

colors  = ["red","green","blue","orange","purple","pink","yellow"]

def pictureDrawer():
   i = 1
   jumper = 10
   x = -200
   y = 200
   up()
   goto(x, y)
   down()
   while i<100:
      triangleDrawer()
      currentColor = random.choice(colors)
      color(currentColor)
      if(i == jumper):
         y = y - 18
         up()
         goto(x, y)
         down()
         jumper += 10
      i+=1
     
pictureDrawer()

Asked By: Alwin

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Answer 1

The problem is this import:

from random import *

You import random.random as random and try to use it as the module.
You also import random.choice as choice this way so its available as choice.

Either use:

import random

Which will namespace everything under random as you expect.

Or use choice instead of random.choice:

currentColor = choice(colors)

Answered By: Reut Sharabani

Answer 2

I had the same error; import random as random did the job.

Answered By: Arkadiusz Bochnak

Why do I get this "'builtin_function_or_method' object has no attribute 'choice'" error?

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