How do I save a random string from a list so I can recall the exact thing later in the code? For example:
name = ['Hans', 'Peter', 'Eliza']
print('Your name is ' + random(name) + '!')
print(name)
What can I use here in place of random(name), and how can I save it?
You can use the choice() method from the random module:
import random
name = ['Hans', 'Peter', 'Eliza']
print('Your name is ' + random.choice(name) + '!')
random.choice(seq) Return a random element from the non-empty sequence seq. If seq is empty, raises IndexError.
Also, I would use str.format() instead:
import random
name = ['Hans', 'Peter', 'Eliza']
print('Your name is {}!'.format(random.choice(name)))
I missed the part about saving the value. That can be done like this:
name = ['Hans', 'Peter', 'Eliza']
random_name = random.choice(name)
print('Your name is {}!'.format(random_name))
In [10]: print('Your name is ' + random.choice(name) + '!') Your name is Hans! random.choice() will only return one element of a list. Added a note about str.format() just in case.enemystats list is just a flat list. If it's a list of lists, or a list of other objects, you can't print them in that way (convert to string using ' '.join(my_list)).