Python - Pull random numbers from a list. Populate a new list with a specified length and sum

I am trying to create a function where:

1. The output list is generated from random numbers from the input list
2. The output list is a specified length and adds to a specified sum

ex. I specify that I want a list that is 4 in length and adds up to 10. random numbers are pulled from the input list until the criteria is satisfied.

I feel like I am approaching this problem all wrong trying to use recursion. Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!

import random
from random import *

lis = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]

output = []

def query (total, numReturns, myList, counter):

    random_index = randrange(len(myList)-1)
    i = myList[random_index]
    h = myList[i]

    # if the problem hasn't been solved yet...
    if len(output) != numReturns and sum(output) != total:
        print(output)

        # if the length of the list is 0 (if we just started), then go ahead and add h to the output
        if len(output) == 0 and sum(output) + h != total:
            output.append(h)
            query (total, numReturns, myList, counter)


        #if the length of the output is greater than 0
        if len(output) > 0:

            # if the length plus 1 is less than or equal to the number numReturns
            if len(output) +1 <= numReturns:
                print(output)

                #if the sum of list plus h is greater than the total..then h is too big. We need to try another number
                if sum(output) + h > total:
                    # start counter

                    for i in myList:#  try all numbers in myList...
                        print(output)
                        print ("counter is ", counter, " and i is", i)
                        counter += 1
                        print(counter)

                        if sum(output) + i == total:
                            output.append(i)
                            counter = 0
                            break
                        if sum(output) + i != total:
                           pass
                        if counter == len(myList):
                            del(output[-1]) #delete last item in list
                            print(output)
                            counter = 0 # reset the counter
                    else:
                        pass

                #if the sum of list plus h is less than the total
                if sum(output) + h < total:
                    output.append(h) # add h to the list

        print(output)
        query (total, numReturns, myList, counter)


    if len(output) == numReturns and sum(output) == total:
        print(output, 'It worked')
    else:
        print ("it did not work")


query(10, 4, lis, 0)