How Do i Randomly Select an Item From A List? [duplicate]

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i was curious on how to randomly select an item from a list? for example you want to randomly choose an item from a list to print something. In the example code below i make a list with random items in it and i want the print to say "the random item is" and then a random item from the list. Sorry if this is a bit unclear if you want me to explain it better just ask :) Thanks

#Example
random = ["random1", "random2", "random3"]
print("Random item is " + "Random Item"???)

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Zohaib Ijaz · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-23 23:58:13Z

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import random
items = ["random1", "random2", "random3"]
random.choice(items)

answered Apr 23, 2017 at 23:58

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Please do a search for duplicates before answering common questions like this. FWIW, the question linked by juanpa.arrivillaga already had 37 duplicate links, we really don't need another one.

Invision · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-24 00:09:03Z

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import random
list = ["random1", "random2", "random3"]
random.choice(list)

The random.choice(list) returns one of the items in the list, which means you can do this:

import random
list = ["random1", "random2", "random3"]
chosen = random.choice(list)
print("The chosen was: {}".format(chosen))

answered Apr 24, 2017 at 0:09

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