[Tutor] random number generation

[Pedro Diaz Jimenez]

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What about using the random module?. Its rather good if your aren't going
to use it in crypto

pdiaz@duero:~$ python
Python 1.5.2 (#0, Dec 27 2000, 13:59:38)  [GCC 2.95.2 20000220 (Debian 
GNU/Linux)] on linux2
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
>>> import random
>>> random.random()
0.431786822224
>>> a=[1,2,3,4,5,6]
>>> random.choice(a)
4
>>> random.choice(a)
2
>>> random.choice(a)
1
>>>


On Friday 25 May 2001 01:16, Rod Krause wrote:
> I am wondering what the syntax is for generating random numbers in python -
> I am developing a set of numeracy programs for high school kids and need to
> be able to generate questions that are different each time
>
>
> Rod Krause

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