Code for How to Generate Random Data in Python Tutorial

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generate.py

import random import os import string import secrets # generate random integer between a and b (including a and b) randint = random.randint(1, 500) print("randint:", randint) # generate random integer from range randrange = random.randrange(0, 500, 5) print("randrange:", randrange) # get a random element from this list choice = random.choice(["hello", "hi", "welcome", "bye", "see you"]) print("choice:", choice) # get 5 random elements from 0 to 1000 choices = random.choices(range(1000), k=5) print("choices:", choices) # generate a random floating point number from 0.0 <= x <= 1.0 randfloat = random.random() print("randfloat between 0.0 and 1.0:", randfloat) # generate a random floating point number such that a <= x <= b randfloat = random.uniform(5, 10) print("randfloat between 5.0 and 10.0:", randfloat) l = list(range(10)) print("Before shuffle:", l) random.shuffle(l) print("After shuffle:", l) # generate a random string randstring = ''.join(random.sample(string.ascii_letters, 16)) print("Random string with 16 characters:", randstring) # crypto-safe byte generation randbytes_crypto = os.urandom(16) print("Random bytes for crypto use using os:", randbytes_crypto) # or use this randbytes_crypto = secrets.token_bytes(16) print("Random bytes for crypto use using secrets:", randbytes_crypto) # crypto-secure string generation randstring_crypto = secrets.token_urlsafe(16) print("Random strings for crypto use:", randstring_crypto) # crypto-secure bits generation randbits_crypto = secrets.randbits(16) print("Random 16-bits for crypto use:", randbits_crypto)