<p>How do I retrieve an item at random from the following list?</p>
<pre><code>foo = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']
</code></pre>

Use
```
random.choice()
```
:
```
```
import random

foo = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']
print(random.choice(foo))
```
```
For
cryptographically secure
random choices (e.g., for generating a passphrase from a wordlist), use
```
secrets.choice()
```
:
```
```
import secrets

foo = ['battery', 'correct', 'horse', 'staple']
print(secrets.choice(foo))
```
```
```
secrets
```
is new in Python 3.6. On older versions of Python you can use the
```
random.SystemRandom
```
class:
```
```
import random

secure_random = random.SystemRandom()
print(secure_random.choice(foo))
```
```