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pick random entry in dict python

from random import choice

dictionary[choice(list(dictionary.keys()))] # where "dictionary" is the label of, guess what, the variable holding a dictionary you want a random item from.

how to choose a random key from a dictionary in python

random_entry = random.choice(entry_list)

how to choose a random key from a dictionary in python

entry_list = list(a_dict.items())

how to choose a random key from a dictionary in python

print(random_entry)

how to choose a random key from a dictionary in python

print(a_dict)

how to choose a random key from a dictionary in python

('b', 2)

pick random value from dictionary

import random
d = {'VENEZUELA':'CARACAS', 'CANADA':'OTTAWA'}
random.choice(list(d.values()))

pick random value from dictionary

country, capital = random.choice(list(d.items()))

how to choose a random key from a dictionary in python

{'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3}