[Tutor] Using the time module to extract a semi-random number
Patrick Sabin
patrick.just4fun at gmail.com
Thu Sep 17 10:50:11 CEST 2009
Laurii wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am currently reading through the Tutorial for Non-Programers by Josh
> Cogliati. I have had great success until now.
>
> The exercise to modify a number guessing program from a fixed number
> "number = 78" to using the time module and use the seconds at the time
> the program is used to be the number. (i.e. if the clock on your
> computer says 7:35:25 then it would take the 25 and place it in "number".
>
You can either use:
import time
number = int(time.strftime("%S"))
or use real pseudo-random numbers:
import random
number = random.randint(0,59)
The latter looks clearer to me.
- Patrick
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