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+import sys
+import random
+
+if sys.argv[1:]:
+    filename = sys.argv[1] # check if filename is supplied as a command line argument
+else:
+    filename = input("What is the name of the file? (extension included): ")
+
+try:
+    file = open(filename)
+except:
+    print("File doesn't exist!") # handle exception
+    exit()
+
+num_lines = sum(1 for line in file if line.rstrip()) # get number of lines
+
+random_line = random.randint(0, num_lines) # generate a random number between possible interval
+
+file.seek(0) # re-iterate from first line
+
+for i, line in enumerate(file):
+    if i == random_line:
+        print(line.rstrip()) # rstrip removes any trailing newlines :)
+        break