Python Number randrange() Method
Description
The method randrange() returns a randomly selected element from range(start, stop, step).
Syntax
Following is the syntax for randrange() method −
randrange ([start,] stop [,step])
Note − This function is not accessible directly, so we need to import random module and then we need to call this function using random static object.
Parameters
start − Start point of the range. This would be included in the range.
stop − Stop point of the range. This would be excluded from the range.
step − Steps to be added in a number to decide a random number.
Return Value
This method returns a random item from the given range
Example
The following example shows the usage of randrange() method.
Live Demo#!/usr/bin/python import random # Select an even number in 100 <= number < 1000 print "randrange(100, 1000, 2) : ", random.randrange(100, 1000, 2) # Select another number in 100 <= number < 1000 print "randrange(100, 1000, 3) : ", random.randrange(100, 1000, 3)
When we run above program, it produces following result −
randrange(100, 1000, 2) : 976 randrange(100, 1000, 3) : 520