Appendix G — The `random` Module

The random module contains randomness related functions.

Random number generator:

import random

print(random.random())
print(random.random())
print(random.random())

0.9225483902885221
0.316803016666098
0.014067945146649441

Random integer between lower and upper bound:

print(random.randint(1, 100))
print(random.randint(1, 100))
print(random.randint(1, 100))

56
91
11

Choose an item from a list at random:

options = ["van", "choc", "straw"]

flavor = random.choice(options)
print("FLAVOR:", flavor)

flavor = random.choice(options)
print("FLAVOR:", flavor)

flavor = random.choice(options)
print("FLAVOR:", flavor)

FLAVOR: choc
FLAVOR: choc
FLAVOR: choc