How do I select a random element from an array in Python?

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The first examples that I googled didn't work. This should be trivial, right?

This was in my first hit: http://docs.python.org/library/random.html#module-random -- random.choice(seq)¶ Return a random element from the non-empty sequence seq. — Daniel Sloof, Jun 29 '09 at 14:52
Many times looking in the library can be more helpful. Getting the documentation for the random module would have worked. It does take some time to know where to look, but for anything involving "random" check the random module first. — Kathy Van Stone, Jun 29 '09 at 15:18

eduffy · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-22T14:50:33.313

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import random
random.choice (mylist)

edited Dec 22 '19 at 14:50

answered Jun 29 '09 at 14:44

eduffy

score 62 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 29 '09 at 14:44

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import random
random.choice([1, 2, 3])

answered Jun 29 '09 at 14:44

Johan Kotlinski

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