random¶
Supported functions in the Python standard library random module.
choice(seq)
¶
Return a randomly selected element from a non-empty sequence.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
seq
|
Sequence[T]
|
The sequence to choose from. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
T
|
A randomly selected element from the sequence. |
randint(a, b)
¶
Return a random integer N such that a <= N <= b.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
a
|
int
|
The lower bound. |
required |
b
|
int
|
The upper bound. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
int
|
A randomly selected integer between a and b, inclusive. |
random()
¶
Return a random floating point number in the range [0.0, 1.0).
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
float
|
A random float between 0.0 (inclusive) and 1.0 (exclusive). |
randrange(start, stop=..., step=...)
¶
randrange(stop: int) -> int
randrange(start: int, stop: int, step: int = ...) -> int
Return a randomly selected element from range(start, stop, step).
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
start
|
int
|
The start of the range. |
required |
stop
|
int
|
The end of the range. |
...
|
step
|
int
|
The step size. |
...
|
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
int
|
A randomly selected integer from the range. |
shuffle(seq)
¶
Shuffle the sequence in place.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
seq
|
MutableSequence[Any]
|
The mutable sequence to shuffle. |
required |
uniform(a, b)
¶
Return a random floating point number N such that a <= N <= b.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
a
|
float
|
The lower bound. |
required |
b
|
float
|
The upper bound. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
float
|
A random float between a and b. |