rand -- Python library reference

5.2. Standard Module `rand`

This module implements a pseudo-random number generator with an interface similar to rand() in C. the following functions:

rand () -- function of module rand: Returns an integer random number in the range [0 ... 32768).

choice (s) -- function of module rand: Returns a random element from the sequence (string, tuple or list) s.

srand (seed) -- function of module rand: Initializes the random number generator with the given integral seed. When the module is first imported, the random number is initialized with the current time.

5.2. Standard Module rand