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Setting a random value from a list in Python

Basic question, but how do I pick random values from this list:

TS_IDs = {
'69397': 30,
'10259': 30,
'87104': 30
}

Using this function:

def set_ts_id_random():
ts_id_random = <here I want to pick a random value>
print("random_ts_id:", ts_id_random)
return ts_id_random
Solution

  • Use random.choice to choose a value from the dictionary's value:

    import random

TS_IDs = {
'69397': 30,
'10259': 30,
'87104': 30
}

def set_ts_id_random():
    ts_id_random = random.choice(list(TS_IDs.values()))
    print("random_ts_id:", ts_id_random)
    return ts_id_random

set_ts_id_random()

    Output:

    random_ts_id: 30

    Remember, TS_IDs is a dict, not a list. It consist of key/value pairs. My code returns a random value, but if you'd rather have a random key, change ts_id_random = random.choice(list(TS_IDs.values())) to ts_id_random = random.choice(list(TS_IDs.keys())).