uniform
- uniform(a, b)
Get a random number in the range [a, b) or [a, b] depending on rounding.
The mean (expected value) and variance of the random variable are:
E[X] = (a + b) / 2
Var[X] = (b - a) ** 2 / 12© Python Software Foundation. PSF License Version 2 · Official docs ↗
1 Example
>>> random() # Random float: 0.0 <= x < 1.0 0.37444887175646646 >>> uniform(2.5, 10.0) # Random float: 2.5 <= x <= 10.0 3.1800146073117523 >>> expovariate(1 / 5) # Interval between arrivals averaging 5 seconds 5.148957571865031 >>> randrange(10) # Integer from 0 to 9 inclusive 7 >>> randrange(0, 101, 2) # Even integer from 0 to 100 inclusive 26 >>> choice(['win', 'lose', 'draw']) # Single random element from a sequence 'draw' >>> deck = 'ace two three four'.split() >>> shuffle(deck) # Shuffle a list >>> deck ['four', 'two', 'ace', 'three'] >>> sample([10, 20, 30, 40, 50], k=4) # Four samples without replacement [40, 10, 50, 30]
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