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Set minimum for random number generator
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OrganicFreeStyle
Jun 11, 2006, 11:54:16 AM6/11/06
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Hi all. I'm programming a model of economic relationships in both
python and ruby near simultaneously, and as with most simulations, I
need to generate a random number within a specific range. I'm a python
man, and in python you can call random.randint(min, max) to achieve
this. Rand allows you to set the max, but what about the min? Is there
a similar method to Python's randint() in Ruby? Alternative random
number generators that have this ability? Thanks.
python and ruby near simultaneously, and as with most simulations, I
need to generate a random number within a specific range. I'm a python
man, and in python you can call random.randint(min, max) to achieve
this. Rand allows you to set the max, but what about the min? Is there
a similar method to Python's randint() in Ruby? Alternative random
number generators that have this ability? Thanks.
ZeD
Jun 11, 2006, 12:14:33 PM6/11/06
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OrganicFreeStyle wrote:
from a non-ruby developer :)
min + rand (max-min)
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OrganicFreeStyle
Jun 11, 2006, 12:29:37 PM6/11/06
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Brilliant. Such elegance! Thank you ZeD, much appreciated.
Serendipity
Jun 27, 2006, 2:14:46 AM6/27/06
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> min + rand (max-min)
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> min + rand (max-min)
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Just what I was looking for...thanks!
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