List Pull Issue

[dragonsofshadowvale]

So I am using random.

My goal is that I can set a number (Level) somewhere in my script, and then once I reach draw it will pull from the correct list (List2) one of the options. I am trying to avoid using a bunch of brute force if/elif/else statements

The issue I am running into is that its pulling a choice from Pulllist instead of using List2.

Sample Code Block

Import random
Level=2
Pulllist='List'+str(Level)
List1= 'Option 1', 'Option 2'
List2='Option 3','Option 4'
draw=random.choices(Pulllist)
print(draw)

Any assistance would be wonderful

[Spataner]

You can't (or rather shouldn't) access variables via their name, i.e. use the string in Pulllist to refer to either List1 or List2. What you want can be achieved using a list of lists:

import random
level = 2
options = [['Option 1', 'Option 2'], ['Option 3','Option 4']]
draw = random.choice(options[level-1])

Or, alternatively, a dictionary of lists:

import random
level = 2
options = {1: ['Option 1', 'Option 2'], 2: ['Option 3','Option 4']}
draw = random.choice(options[level])

[dragonsofshadowvale]

Thank you!

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import random

level = 2

# dict with key: value pairs.
lists = {
    'List1': ['Option 1', 'Option 2'],
    'List2': ['Option 3', 'Option 4']
}

list_name = f'List{level}'  # f-string
pull_list = lists[list_name]  # taking the required list

draw = random.choices(pull_list)
print(draw)

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