Answers for "how to randomly pick an element from a list in python"

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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)
Posted by: Guest on May-25-2020
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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
Posted by: Guest on November-27-2020
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random elements in python list

animal = ["monkey","cat","goat","cow","horse","snake","dog"]
randomlst = []
n = len(animal)
for i in random.sample(range(0,n),n):
    randomlst.append(animal[i])
print(randomlst)
Posted by: Guest on August-20-2021
0

randomly pick a value in the list

import random

l = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]

print(random.sample(l, 3))
# [1, 3, 2]

print(type(random.sample(l, 3)))
# <class 'list'>
Posted by: Guest on August-26-2021

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