Random User Selection from Database Table

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Code introduction


This function randomly selects a user from a specified database table. It first connects to the database, executes an SQL query to retrieve all user records, and then randomly selects and returns one record.


Technology Stack : Python, sqlite3, random

Code Type : Database Query and Random Selection

Code Difficulty : Intermediate


                
                    
def select_random_user_from_database(db_connection, user_table):
    import random
    import sqlite3
    
    cursor = db_connection.cursor()
    cursor.execute(f"SELECT * FROM {user_table}")
    users = cursor.fetchall()
    selected_user = random.choice(users)
    cursor.close()
    return selected_user