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How might I get a python function to, every time it is called, pick a random five-letter word from the English dictionary?

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What have you tried so far?

– Danoram
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20

Could this be of any use? github.com/dwyl/english-words

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:21

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– Prune
Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

It would load an english language from some source, then probably use the random library to select a word from that text corpus

– G. Anderson
Nov 16 '18 at 23:25

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How might I get a python function to, every time it is called, pick a random five-letter word from the English dictionary?

edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

Prune

46.1k143759

asked Nov 16 '18 at 23:18

skwarerüt

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closed as too broad by juanpa.arrivillaga, arshajii, Prune, jpp, MarianD Nov 16 '18 at 23:48

2

What have you tried so far?

– Danoram
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20

Could this be of any use? github.com/dwyl/english-words

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:21

1

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– Prune
Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

It would load an english language from some source, then probably use the random library to select a word from that text corpus

– G. Anderson
Nov 16 '18 at 23:25

add a comment |

How might I get a python function to, every time it is called, pick a random five-letter word from the English dictionary?

edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

Prune

46.1k143759

asked Nov 16 '18 at 23:18

skwarerüt

1185

How might I get a python function to, every time it is called, pick a random five-letter word from the English dictionary?

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edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

Prune

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asked Nov 16 '18 at 23:18

skwarerüt

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edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

Prune

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asked Nov 16 '18 at 23:18

skwarerüt

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edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

Prune

46.1k143759

edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

Prune

46.1k143759

edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

Prune

46.1k143759

asked Nov 16 '18 at 23:18

skwarerüt

1185

asked Nov 16 '18 at 23:18

skwarerüt

1185

asked Nov 16 '18 at 23:18

skwarerüt

1185

closed as too broad by juanpa.arrivillaga, arshajii, Prune, jpp, MarianD Nov 16 '18 at 23:48

2

What have you tried so far?

– Danoram
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20

Could this be of any use? github.com/dwyl/english-words

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:21

1

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– Prune
Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

It would load an english language from some source, then probably use the random library to select a word from that text corpus

– G. Anderson
Nov 16 '18 at 23:25

add a comment |

2

What have you tried so far?

– Danoram
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20

Could this be of any use? github.com/dwyl/english-words

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:21

1

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– Prune
Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

It would load an english language from some source, then probably use the random library to select a word from that text corpus

– G. Anderson
Nov 16 '18 at 23:25

What have you tried so far?

– Danoram
Nov 16 '18 at 23:20

Could this be of any use? github.com/dwyl/english-words

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:21

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– Prune
Nov 16 '18 at 23:23

It would load an english language from some source, then probably use the random library to select a word from that text corpus

– G. Anderson
Nov 16 '18 at 23:25

add a comment |

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You can use nltk's corpus along with random.sample:

>>> from nltk import words

>>> import random

>>> print(random.sample(words.words(), 5))

[u'myectopia', u'hinch', u'venation', u'toeboard', u'pennet']

Edit

To get a random five letter word:

>>> five_letter_words = [w for w in words.words() if len(w) == 5]

>>> print(random.choice(five_letter_words))

gaudy

edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:36

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:29

slider

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While NLTK requires installation, I think that this is the cleanest answer.

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:34

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Let's assume you have stored all your English words in a file words.txt. Then you can read them in like so:

myWords = 

with open("words.txt", "r") as inF:

    for line in inF:

        line = line.strip()

        if line == "": continue

        myWords.append(line)

in order to reduce the list so that only those words of length 5 are left, you can use the filter function:

myWordsOf5Chars = list(filter(lambda x : len(x) == 5, myWords))

and then, afterwards, you can use

from random import choice

print(choice(myWordsOf5Chars))

in order to pick a random word from this list and output it.

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:27

quant

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2 Answers
2

active

oldest

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2 Answers
2

active

oldest

votes

You can use nltk's corpus along with random.sample:

>>> from nltk import words

>>> import random

>>> print(random.sample(words.words(), 5))

[u'myectopia', u'hinch', u'venation', u'toeboard', u'pennet']

Edit

To get a random five letter word:

>>> five_letter_words = [w for w in words.words() if len(w) == 5]

>>> print(random.choice(five_letter_words))

gaudy

edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:36

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:29

slider

8,56811331

1

While NLTK requires installation, I think that this is the cleanest answer.

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:34

add a comment |

You can use nltk's corpus along with random.sample:

>>> from nltk import words

>>> import random

>>> print(random.sample(words.words(), 5))

[u'myectopia', u'hinch', u'venation', u'toeboard', u'pennet']

Edit

To get a random five letter word:

>>> five_letter_words = [w for w in words.words() if len(w) == 5]

>>> print(random.choice(five_letter_words))

gaudy

edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:36

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:29

slider

8,56811331

1

While NLTK requires installation, I think that this is the cleanest answer.

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:34

add a comment |

You can use nltk's corpus along with random.sample:

>>> from nltk import words

>>> import random

>>> print(random.sample(words.words(), 5))

[u'myectopia', u'hinch', u'venation', u'toeboard', u'pennet']

Edit

To get a random five letter word:

>>> five_letter_words = [w for w in words.words() if len(w) == 5]

>>> print(random.choice(five_letter_words))

gaudy

edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:36

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:29

slider

8,56811331

You can use nltk's corpus along with random.sample:

>>> from nltk import words

>>> import random

>>> print(random.sample(words.words(), 5))

[u'myectopia', u'hinch', u'venation', u'toeboard', u'pennet']

Edit

To get a random five letter word:

>>> five_letter_words = [w for w in words.words() if len(w) == 5]

>>> print(random.choice(five_letter_words))

gaudy

edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:36

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:29

slider

8,56811331

edited Nov 16 '18 at 23:36

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:29

slider

8,56811331

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:29

slider

8,56811331

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:29

slider

8,56811331

1

While NLTK requires installation, I think that this is the cleanest answer.

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:34

add a comment |

1

While NLTK requires installation, I think that this is the cleanest answer.

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:34

While NLTK requires installation, I think that this is the cleanest answer.

– lgwilliams
Nov 16 '18 at 23:34

add a comment |

Let's assume you have stored all your English words in a file words.txt. Then you can read them in like so:

myWords = 

with open("words.txt", "r") as inF:

    for line in inF:

        line = line.strip()

        if line == "": continue

        myWords.append(line)

in order to reduce the list so that only those words of length 5 are left, you can use the filter function:

myWordsOf5Chars = list(filter(lambda x : len(x) == 5, myWords))

and then, afterwards, you can use

from random import choice

print(choice(myWordsOf5Chars))

in order to pick a random word from this list and output it.

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:27

quant

1,60711527

add a comment |

Let's assume you have stored all your English words in a file words.txt. Then you can read them in like so:

myWords = 

with open("words.txt", "r") as inF:

    for line in inF:

        line = line.strip()

        if line == "": continue

        myWords.append(line)

in order to reduce the list so that only those words of length 5 are left, you can use the filter function:

myWordsOf5Chars = list(filter(lambda x : len(x) == 5, myWords))

and then, afterwards, you can use

from random import choice

print(choice(myWordsOf5Chars))

in order to pick a random word from this list and output it.

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:27

quant

1,60711527

add a comment |

Let's assume you have stored all your English words in a file words.txt. Then you can read them in like so:

myWords = 

with open("words.txt", "r") as inF:

    for line in inF:

        line = line.strip()

        if line == "": continue

        myWords.append(line)

in order to reduce the list so that only those words of length 5 are left, you can use the filter function:

myWordsOf5Chars = list(filter(lambda x : len(x) == 5, myWords))

and then, afterwards, you can use

from random import choice

print(choice(myWordsOf5Chars))

in order to pick a random word from this list and output it.

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:27

quant

1,60711527

Let's assume you have stored all your English words in a file words.txt. Then you can read them in like so:

myWords = 

with open("words.txt", "r") as inF:

    for line in inF:

        line = line.strip()

        if line == "": continue

        myWords.append(line)

in order to reduce the list so that only those words of length 5 are left, you can use the filter function:

myWordsOf5Chars = list(filter(lambda x : len(x) == 5, myWords))

and then, afterwards, you can use

from random import choice

print(choice(myWordsOf5Chars))

in order to pick a random word from this list and output it.

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:27

quant

1,60711527

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:27

quant

1,60711527

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:27

quant

1,60711527

answered Nov 16 '18 at 23:27

quant

1,60711527

add a comment |

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