get random item in list 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: 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 3: python how to randomly choose an item from a list

import random

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

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