Help with random number generator? (I'm a beginner)

[MattBrady]

Ok, so I just started learning python and I've made a simple random number generator already but now I want the user to define the range in which the number can be generated. This is what I have so far but I cant seem to figure out what to do for line 7. I'm guessing there's some way to convert rand1 and rand2 into integers.

#demonstrates user defined range of possible random numbers.
import random

print ("\t\t\tWelcome th the Random # Generator v2.0")

range1 = input ("\nPlease give the preffered minimum for the random number: ")
range2 = input ("Please give the preffered maximum for the random number: ")

num = random.rand (range1, range2)

print ("Your number is ", num)

Here is the error I got.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Python32/programs/usedDEFrand.py", line 9, in <module>
    num = random.rand (range1, range2)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'rand'

[bvdet]

You are close.

>>> random.randint(12,120)
91
>>>

[MattBrady]

I was not looking for how to generate a random number within predefined range. im looking to get a user defined range.

[zmbd]

http://docs.python.org/library/random.html#module-random

All that you want to know and so much more!

:)

-z