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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{rand}}
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\stmodindex{rand} This module implements a pseudo-random number
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generator with an interface similar to \code{rand()} in C\@. It defines
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the following functions:
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\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module rand)}
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\begin{funcdesc}{rand}{}
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Returns an integer random number in the range [0 ... 32768).
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{choice}{s}
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Returns a random element from the sequence (string, tuple or list)
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\var{s}.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{srand}{seed}
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Initializes the random number generator with the given integral seed.
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When the module is first imported, the random number is initialized with
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the current time.
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\end{funcdesc}
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