random_cat_fact.py

import json
import random
import http.client

# make call to cat facts API
# https://cat-fact.herokuapp.com/facts
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("cat-fact.herokuapp.com")
conn.request("GET", "/facts")
response = conn.getresponse()

# extract data from response
# it is a list of dictionaries
# with a key named "text" containing the fact
data = json.load(response)
fact = random.choice(data)
print(fact["text"])