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random.choice returns the same value

Any reason why random.choice would return the first value in a list
everytime?
Jul 18 '05 #1
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Brian wrote:
Any reason why random.choice would return the first value in a list
everytime?


Because the list only has one element, or all the elements have the same
value?

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Jul 18 '05 #2
Brian wrote:
Any reason why random.choice would return the first value in a list
everytime?


Code sample so we don't have to guess?

-Peter
Jul 18 '05 #3
Feel free to point and laugh. I guess it was getting a little too late.

I was doing something like this where ComedyList and SciFiList are
populated lists:

filelist = []

if var = "SciFi":
filelist = SciFiList
elif var = "Comedy":
filelist = ComedyList
I forgot to add the [:] at the end. I am the win.

Erik Max Francis <ma*@alcyone.com> wrote in news:41550C26.18218493
@alcyone.com:
Brian wrote:
Any reason why random.choice would return the first value in a list
everytime?


Because the list only has one element, or all the elements have the same
value?


Jul 18 '05 #4

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