On 16/10/11 21:10, Max S. wrote:
On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 3:44 PM, <tutor-requ...@python.org
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>
>import random
>lottery_numbers=random.randrange(1,42)
>print lottery_numbers
In fact it is. I notice, however, that you include 2 arguments in the
randrange method, which only takes 1 argument.
Nope.
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>>> help(random.randrange)
Help on method randrange in module random:
randrange(self, start, stop=None, step=1, int=<class 'int'>,
default=None, maxwidth=9007199254740992) method of random.Random instance
Choose a random item from range(start, stop[, step]).
This fixes the problem with randint() which includes the
endpoint; in Python this is usually not what you want.
Do not supply the 'int', 'default', and 'maxwidth' arguments.
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As you can see it takes quite a few more than one...
> To do this, this code should work:
times = 1
while times < 7:
import random
lottery_numbers=random.randrange(1, 42)
print lottery_numbers
times+=1
It would be better to have the import outside the loop.
Also for a fixed number of iterations a for loop is
more common:
import random
for n in range(7):
print random.randrange(1,42)
HTH
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Alan G
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