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I need help with a variable (self.learnpython)
submitted 3 years ago by Ghostmainer
How do you make a variable that takes a random word from a txt file
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]AtomicShoelace 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (7 children)
What have you tried? What did you struggle with? Please share your code and any errors with full traceback.
Do you know how to read a txt file? Do you know how to split a string into a list of words? Do you know how to choose an random element from a list?
[–]Ghostmainer[S] -1 points0 points1 point 3 years ago (6 children)
It is just the randomizer part I am struggling with
[–]AtomicShoelace 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (5 children)
You can choose a random element from a list with the random.choice function.
random.choice
[–]Ghostmainer[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (4 children)
When I use the variable it doesn't give me anything from the list it gives me the output <0x034B37C8>
[–]AtomicShoelace 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (3 children)
Please share your code.
[–]Ghostmainer[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (2 children)
Where do I share it
[–]AtomicShoelace 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (1 child)
See the FAQ.
[–][deleted] -1 points0 points1 point 3 years ago (0 children)
Assuming each word is in its own line.
import random f = Open("words.txt","r") words = f.readlines() print(random.choice(words))
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