python - Text based game input -

i might being stupid, cant figure out. i'm making text based game , in order simulate character movement in different scenarios, have used following code:

 import random   north = ("there path north. ")  south = ("there path south. ")   east  = ("there path east. ")  west = ("there path west. ")   nsew = [north, south, east, west]   print ("you find in woodland clearing. ")   print (random.choice(nsew))  print (random.choice(nsew))  print (random.choice(nsew))  print (random.choice(nsew))   direction = input("which way go? ") 

this should print 4 random items list, does. want able like:

if direction == ("north"):     print ("you decide go north.") 

but if statement each one, if user types "east" program respond "you decide go east"

thanks

import random  paths = [] tiaptt = "there path " nsew = ["north", "south", "east", "west"] amount = random.randrange(1,4)   path in random.sample(nsew,amount):     print tiaptt+path     paths.append(path.lower())  direction = raw_input("which way go? ")  try:     index = paths.index(direction.lower())     print "you have chosen go %s"%paths[index] except:     print "you have chosen wrong direction" 

hope helps. works in python 2.7, if use 3+ might want change raw_input input. , put () around prints.

print ("you have chosen go %s"%paths[index])