# solution 1: for loop
import random

# choices can be any sequence type: string of characters, list, etc.
choices = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'

n = input('Number of things (1-8)?')

for i in range(1, n+1):
    print 'choice %d = %s' % (i, random.choice(choices))

# solution 2: while loop
import random

choices = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'

n = input('Number of things (1-8)?')

i = 1
while i <= n:
    print 'choice %d = %s' % (i, random.choice(choices))