> I had a task in a book to pick 5 items from a list of 26 ensuring the items are not repeated > > > import random > list = ['a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j','k','l','m', > 'n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w','x','y','z'] > word = ' ' > a = random.choice(list) > list.remove(a) > b = random.choice(list) > list.remove(b) > c = random.choice(list) > list.remove(c) > d = random.choice(list) > list.remove(d) > e = random.choice(list) > list.remove(e) > word = a + b + c + d + e > print (word) > print(list) Hmm, sounds like homework, but I'll bite. How about... import random, string indices = range(26) random.shuffle(indices) word = "".join([string.ascii_lowercase[i] for i in indices[:5]]) print word Cheers, Drea
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