Re: [Tutor] Generating small random integer

[Kermit Rose]

From: Adam Date: 02/19/06 18:25:05 To: Kermit Rose Cc: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] Generating small random integer     You might want to try the random module.   ***************************** Why did I get this diagnostic?     >>> factor0(3737) [1, 0, 0, 3737, 1, 1, 3737, 1]   Traceback (most recent call last):   File "<pyshell#50>", line 1, in -toplevel-     factor0(3737)   File "<pyshell#35>", line 12, in factor0     v = transfac(v)   File "<pyshell#48>", line 19, in transfac     na = na + randint(1,na) NameError: global name 'randint' is not defined     In the function that calls randint,   I placed the import command.   def transfac(v):   import random   a = v[0]   randint( a, b) Return a random integer N such that a <= N <= b.     *********************** In general,  how can I find documentation on any particular function if I don't know what module it is in? do a search on http://www.python.org/   ******************     Patch: 3-argument pow() function     I found this, but it doesn't tell me how to use it.   I wanted to write a pseudo prime number tester.   So,  I wanted to use this function to test the value of   pow(2,(z-1)/2,z)  for positive integers z.     *******

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