Selecting random student code

[minseok123]

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import random
import os

students_in_classes = [
    ["Jake", "Kim", "Lee"],
    ["Pol", "Laa","Deng"],
    ["Sam", "Pen", "Wom"],
    ["Ree", "Asen", "Rom"],
    ["Kim", "Alex", "Kris"]
    ]


def random_student ():
    print(random.choice(new_class))


def clear_screen():
    os.system("cls" if os.name == "nt" else "clear")


def show_classes ():
    index = 1
    for classes in students_in_classes:
        print("{}.".format(index), classes)
        index += 1


show_classes()

class_number = input("What is the number of the class of which you're teaching? ")
clear_screen()
new_class = students_in_classes[int(class_number) - 1]

print("Your class:")
print(new_class)


x = input("Press ENTER to randomly select a student")
if x == x:
    random_student()

How do I make it so that I can new_class -= the value returned when the function random_student is called?

[Mr. MacKenty]

I am confused.

What exactly are you trying to do here? Why do you need to decrement:

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new_class = students_in_classes[int(class_number) - 1]