per <perfr...@gmail.com> writes: > hi all, > > i am generating a list of random tuples of numbers between 0 and 1 > using the rand() function, as follows: > > for i in range(0, n): > rand_tuple = (rand(), rand(), rand()) > mylist.append(rand_tuple) > > when i generate this list, some of the random tuples might be > very close to each other, numerically. for example, i might get: > > (0.553, 0.542, 0.654) > > and > > (0.581, 0.491, 0.634) > > so the two tuples are close to each other in that all of their numbers > have similar magnitudes. > > how can i maximize the amount of "numeric distance" between the > elements of this list, but still make sure that all the tuples have > numbers strictly between 0 and 1 (inclusive)?
To solve your problem, you need to define quantitatively what your "numeric distance" is. > in other words i want the list of random numbers to be arbitrarily > different (which is why i am using rand()) but as different from other > tuples in the list as possible. > > thank you for your help -- Arnaud -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
