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Python Random Module

The Python random module contains methods for generating random numbers including integers, floats, and random selections from sequences. It allows initializing and restoring the random number generator state and generating numbers from different statistical distributions.

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Python Random Module

The Python random module contains methods for generating random numbers including integers, floats, and random selections from sequences. It allows initializing and restoring the random number generator state and generating numbers from different statistical distributions.

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Louis Basson
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Python has a built-in module that you can use to make random numbers.

The random module has a set of methods:

Method Description

seed() Initialize the random number generator

getstate() Returns the current internal state of the random number


generator

setstate() Restores the internal state of the random number generator

getrandbits() Returns a number representing the random bits

randrange() Returns a random number between the given range

randint() Returns a random number between the given range

choice() Returns a random element from the given sequence

choices() Returns a list with a random selection from the given


sequence

shuffle() Takes a sequence and returns the sequence in a random order

sample() Returns a given sample of a sequence

random() Returns a random float number between 0 and 1

uniform() Returns a random float number between two given


parameters

triangular() Returns a random float number between two given


parameters, you can also set a mode parameter to specify the
midpoint between the two other parameters

betavariate() Returns a random float number between 0 and 1 based on the


Beta distribution (used in statistics)

expovariate() Returns a random float number based on the Exponential


distribution (used in statistics)

gammavariate() Returns a random float number based on the Gamma


distribution (used in statistics)

gauss() Returns a random float number based on the Gaussian


distribution (used in probability theories)

lognormvariate() Returns a random float number based on a log-normal


distribution (used in probability theories)

normalvariate() Returns a random float number based on the normal


distribution (used in probability theories)

vonmisesvariate() Returns a random float number based on the von Mises


distribution (used in directional statistics)
paretovariate() Returns a random float number based on the Pareto
distribution (used in probability theories)

weibullvariate() Returns a random float number based on the Weibull


distribution (used in statistics)

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