how to choose from a list in python code example

Example 1: how to print a random part of a list in python

import random

foo = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']
print(random.choice(foo))

Example 2: how to randomly choose from a list python

random.choice(name of list)

Example 3: python randomly sample entry from a set

# Basic syntax:
import random
random.sample(your_set, number_of_elements)
# Where:
#	- number_of_elements is the number of elements you want to sample
# 		without replacement from your_set
# Note, the samples elements are returned as a list. Use set(the_list)
#	to convert back to a set

# Example usage:
your_set = {'a', 'bunch', 'of', 'unique', 'words'}
random.sample(your_set, 1)
--> ['words']

random.sample(your_set, 3)
--> ['words', 'of', 'a']

Example 4: random picker in python

import random
#dictionary
x_dict = {30:60, 20:40,10:20}
key = random.choice(list(x_dict))
print (key)#if you want it to print 30, 20, or 10
print (x_dict[key])#if you want it to print 60, 40, or 20
print (key,"-", x_dict[key])# if you want to print 30 - 60, 20-40,or 10-20