select randomly from list python code example

Example 1: how to randomly choose from a list python

random.choice(name of list)

Example 2: select a random element from a list python

import random

# there are 2 ways for this
listofnum = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
# 1
print(random.choice(listofnum))

# 2
random.shuffle(listofnum)
print(listofnum)