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Finding a random word using Python
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choose-word.py
>>> import re
>>> import random
>>> import time
>>> random.seed(time.time())
>>> wordHandle = open("/usr/share/dict/web2")
>>> words = wordHandle.readlines()
>>> aFilter = re.compile("^[Aa]")
>>> wordsWithA = list(filter(aFilter.match, words))
>>> len(wordsWithA)
17096
>>> random.choice(wordsWithA).strip()
'apophorometer'
>>> random.choice(wordsWithA).strip()
'auricular'
>>> random.choice(wordsWithA).strip()
'aerodrome'
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