Creating a random integer....

[Code_Dark]

Hi, sorry to bore you with my newbie questions, but I _am_ a newbie
so.. right. Anyway, I was working out a "number guessing game", which
works fine, except I wanted to make the number a random number so it's
different every time... can you please tell me what to do to get
python to create a random number?

Thanks,

- Code Dark

[Ben Finney]

Re: Creating a random integer....

On 6 Nov 2003 21:40:57 -0800, Code_Dark wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi, sorry to bore you with my newbie questions, but I _am_ a newbie
> so.. right.[/color]

Welcome! Start here:

<http://www.python.org/doc/>
[color=blue]
> Anyway, I was working out a "number guessing game", which
> works fine, except I wanted to make the number a random number so it's
> different every time... can you please tell me what to do to get
> python to create a random number?[/color]

The first place to check for "How do I get python to do foo" is the
Python library reference, detailing all the modules in the standard
library:

<http://www.python.org/doc/lib/>

A search for "random" on that page will be illuminating.

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[Matthew Thorley]

Re: Creating a random integer....

Python has a module for doing just that its called random. Try this:

import random

# print a random interger between 0 100
print random.randint( 0,100)

# print a random number from the list lst
lst = [1,3,6,17,87,330]
print random.choice(l st)

Hope this helps. I recommend picking up a copy of Python Standard
Library by Fredrick Lundh at your local book store or library. It will
have more detailed information about the random module and the PSL.

-matthew

Code_Dark wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi, sorry to bore you with my newbie questions, but I _am_ a newbie
> so.. right. Anyway, I was working out a "number guessing game", which
> works fine, except I wanted to make the number a random number so it's
> different every time... can you please tell me what to do to get
> python to create a random number?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Code Dark[/color]