How to save a random string from a list of strings?

Question

How do I save a random string from a list so I can recall the exact thing later in the code? For example:

name = ['Hans', 'Peter', 'Eliza']
print('Your name is ' + random(name) + '!')
print(name)

What can I use here in place of random(name), and how can I save it?

Answer 1

You can use the choice() method from the random module:

import random

name = ['Hans', 'Peter', 'Eliza']
print('Your name is ' + random.choice(name) + '!')

random.choice(seq)
    Return a random element from the non-empty sequence seq.
    If seq is empty, raises IndexError.

Also, I would use str.format() instead:

import random

name = ['Hans', 'Peter', 'Eliza']
print('Your name is {}!'.format(random.choice(name)))

I missed the part about saving the value. That can be done like this:

name = ['Hans', 'Peter', 'Eliza']
random_name = random.choice(name)

print('Your name is {}!'.format(random_name))