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32 lines
922 B
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\section{\module{rand} ---
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None}
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\declaremodule{standard}{rand}
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\modulesynopsis{None}
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The \code{rand} module simulates the C library's \code{rand()}
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interface, though the results aren't necessarily compatible with any
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given library's implementation. While still supported for
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compatibility, the \code{rand} module is now considered obsolete; if
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possible, use the \code{whrandom} module instead.
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\begin{funcdesc}{choice}{seq}
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Returns a random element from the sequence \var{seq}.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{rand}{}
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Return a random integer between 0 and 32767, inclusive.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{srand}{seed}
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Set a starting seed value for the random number generator; \var{seed}
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can be an arbitrary integer.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{seealso}
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\seemodule{random}{Python's interface to random number generators.}
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\seemodule{whrandom}{The random number generator used by default.}
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\end{seealso}
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