return random element from list python code example

Example 1: python choose random element from list

import random

#1.A single element
random.choice(list)

#2.Multiple elements with replacement
random.choices(list, k = 4)

#3.Multiple elements without replacement
random.sample(list, 4)

Example 2: how to print a random part of a list in python

import random

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

Example 3: choose random index from list python

import random  # Don't forget to install it first with pip install random

ahahfunny = ['ahah ', 'copy-', 'paste ', 'stack overflow',' go ', 'brrr']
#  the biggest index in this list above is 5 (0 being 1 in programming)

print(ahahfunny[random.randint(0, 5)]  # I like this way,
      
print(random.choice(ahahfunny)) # But this way is WAY thiccer...

Example 4: pick a random number from a list in python

import random

numberList = [1,2,3,4,5]
print(random.choice(numberList))    # Prints a random number from the list

Example 5: 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)

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