PYTHON

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)

python choose random sample from list

import random
sequence = [i for i in range(20)]
subset = random.sample(sequence, 5) #5 is the lenth of the sample
print(subset) # prints 5 random numbers from sequence (without replacement)

how to pick a random number in a list python

import random
choose = ["Egg","Rat","Rabbit","Frog","Human"]
Choosen = random.choice(choose)
print(Choosen)

python how to randomly choose an item from a list

import random

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

select random value from list python

import random

# with replacement = same item CAN be chosen more than once.
# without replacement = same item CANNOT be chosen more then once.

# Randomly select 2 elements from list without replacement and return a list
random.sample(list_name, 2)

# Randomly select 3 elements from list with replacement and return a list
random.choices(set_name, k=3)

# Returns 1 random element from list
random.choice(list_name)

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)

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

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'>