As of Python 3.6 you can use the secrets module, which is preferable to the random module for cryptography or security uses. To print a random element from a list:

If you're restricted to the standard library, and you want to generate a lot of random integers, then random.choices() is much faster than random.randint() or random.randrange(). 2 For example …

random.seed(a, version) in python is used to initialize the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG). PRNG is algorithm that generates sequence of numbers approximating the …

Mar 17, 2022 · How do you create a random string in Python? I need it to be number then character, repeating until the iteration is done. This is what I created: def random_id(length): …

Jul 17, 2012 · Absolutely true, If somewhere in your application you are using random numbers from the random module, lets say function random.choices() and then further down at some …

Nov 27, 2017 · 28 On the random module python page (Link Here) there is this warning: Warning: The pseudo-random generators of this module should not be used for security purposes. Use …

random.randint(4, 8) # picks a random number from 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 # it does indeed include 8! The reason is historical: randint was added early in v1.5 circa 1998 and this function name was …

How do I generate a string of size N, made of numbers and uppercase English letters such as: 6U1S75 4Z4UKK U911K4

Jul 4, 2021 · 278 You can use either of random.randint or random.randrange. So to get a random 3-digit number:

On my machine, random.sample goes from being slower than random.choice to being faster than it as the set size grows (the crossover point is somewhere between set size 100k-500k).