How can you select a random element from a list, and have it be removed?

Question

Let\'s say I have a list of colours, colours = [\'red\', \'blue\', \'green\', \'purple\'].
I then wish to call this python function that I hope exists, ra

Answer 1

one way:

from random import shuffle

def walk_random_colors( colors ):
  # optionally make a copy first:
  # colors = colors[:] 
  shuffle( colors )
  while colors:
    yield colors.pop()

colors = [ ... whatever ... ]
for color in walk_random_colors( colors ):
  print( color )