On Jun 9, 6:12 pm, Robert Kern <robert.k...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2009-06-09 18:05, Mensanator wrote: > > > > > > > On Jun 9, 4:33 pm, Esmail<ebo...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, > > >> random.random() will generate a random value in the range [0, 1). > > >> Is there an easy way to generate random values in the range [0, 1]? > >> I.e., including 1? > > >> I am implementing an algorithm and want to stay as true to the > >> original design specifications as possible though I suppose the > >> difference between the two max values might be minimal. > > >> Thanks, > >> Esmail > > >> ps: I'm confused by the docs for uniform(): > > >> random.uniform(a, b) > >> Return a random floating point number N such that a<= N<= b for a<= b > > > That's wrong. Where did you get it? > > http://docs.python.org/library/random
Ok, but the 2.6.1 docs say random.uniform(a, b) Return a random floating point number N such that a <= N < b for a <= b and b <= N < a for b < a. Is that a new feature of 2.6.2? > > -- > Robert Kern > > "I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma > that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it > had > an underlying truth." > -- Umberto Eco- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
