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Aya Bouchiha
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5 Helpful Python Random Module Methods

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Hello, I'm Aya Bouchiha, today, I'm going to share with you 5 useful & helpful methods from a random module.

Firstly, we need to know that the Random module is built-in in python for helping you to create random numbers.

random()

random(): returns a random float n where 0 <= n < 1

import random print(random.random()) # 0.7291047713945417
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randint()

randint(a, b): returns a random integer between the given range. a <= n <= b

import random print(random.randint(1, 10)) # 7 print(random.randint(-12, 2)) # -10
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uniform()

uniform(a, b): returns a random float between the given range. a <= n <= b

import random print(random.uniform(5.7, 12)) # 10.096664083501162 print(random.uniform(10, 100.2)) # 95.00994365426938
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shuffle()

shuffle(sequence, func = random.random): this method shuffle the giving sequence.In addition, It updates the giving sequence and does not return a new one.

import random users = ['aya', 'simon', 'john'] random.shuffle(users) print(users) # ['john', 'aya', 'simon']
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choice()

choice(sequence): returns a random element from the giving sequence.

import random users = ['aya', 'john', 'simon', 'kyle'] winner = random.choice(users) print(winner) # aya :)
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Summary

  • random(): returns a random float n where 0 <= n < 1.
  • randint(a, b): returns a random integer between the given range. a <= n <= b.
  • uniform(a, b): returns a random float between the given range. a <= n <= b.
  • shuffle(sequence, func = random.random): this method shuffle the giving sequence.
  • choice(sequence): returns a random element from the giving sequence.

References & useful Ressources

Happy coding!

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