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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

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triangular() Returns a random float number between two given parameters,
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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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