This tag is for questions pertaining to random numbers, whether pseudo random or truly random.
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Implement selection from array by 'random' or 'if/elif conditionals'
I'm working on some code examples in 'Automate the boring stuff in python...' to prepare for my first year of CS. I want to know if its better to use an array with random selection below or rather ...
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Small text-based RPG (v2)
This is my first text-based game I made. It's very small because I just learned Python and wanted to start small, and then code bigger programs. I added some stuff since the last time. Please give ...
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Small text-based RPG
This is my first text-based game I made. It's very small because I just learned Python and wanted to start small and then code bigger programs. Please comment on this.
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2answers
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Guess a random number between 1 and 100
I want some recommendations or something I could add to the game. Please tell me what I could do better or what I did wrong. I made this during the time I learned Python.
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Text based fight game
I learned code about a week ago and I wanna hear some recommendations and stuff I could add to my code. This is a fight system I made for my text based game. Please tell me what I could do better.
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Generating 3D voxel terrain with Perlin Noise
I've created this simple 3D voxel terrain generator using Perlin Noise. I have a few concerns about it though.
Is there any way to make it more performant? It currently takes ~1.5 seconds to ...
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Picking a Server randomly out of a server list C Code [closed]
can someone help in writing a better code to pick a random server out of a list of servers from an Array, for some reason, when i run this it always picks the 1st or second server only, it is really ...
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Guess the bigger number out of two random integers
I want to make my code more efficient by instead of repeating my code again for level two, as the only change from level one to level two is the random numbers change from ...
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1answer
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Brute-force word cracking program using /dev/urandom
I've been having fun with this program and trying to use different methods and such to achieve the fastest possible word cracking program I can come up with. I'm pretty happy with my current program ...
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1answer
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Using random to generate strings
I have code that reads from files of surnames, female and male names and randomly generates a name in the following format: lastname, male/female name.
The files are in the following format:
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2answers
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Math quiz for teachers & students
I have been programming a maths quiz that can be used for teachers and I have have been trying to make the code as short as possible so it is easier to understand.
If there is any way I could make it ...
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3answers
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Poker probabilities finder
This code finds the probabilities of the various scores in Poker. It uses a Monte Carlo approach, in which, two million (\$2 \times 10^{6}\$) hands are simulated and evaluated, not an exhaustive ...
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2answers
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Russian Roulette in Java using JFrame
A while ago I got bored and being the beginner programmer I am I made a Russian Roulette game in Java using JFrame. The first few windows are JOptionPanes that are a welcoming screen, an update log ...
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1answer
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Bogosort vs bogobogosort [closed]
A question on Stack Overflow had me look up the article on bogosort on Wikipedia.
There they describe the bogosort algorithm and the bogobogosort algorithm. They say, about this last algorithm, that:
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2answers
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Alien Name Generator (using blocks of consonants and vowels)
This is my first script in Python, and I am looking for tips and constructive criticism about code style, whether there are more efficient ways of doing things, etc. (not as interested in tips about ...
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3answers
830 views
App for generating passwords
I wrote a simple JS app to generate passwords. I read up on some of the commenting standards for JS, and started reading the book Clean Code. I am not sure if I am writing the ...
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4answers
119 views
Buffon's Needle experiment
I was working on a program that simulates the Buffon's Needle experiment. If anyone is not familiar with it, a Wiki link is provided - Buffons's Needle
The point of Buffon's experiment is to find ...
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4answers
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Matrix struct with random values allocation and deallocation
I've written this code in 2013 or 2014, I think. I've rediscovered it today in one of my folders, made some changes and now I'm left (and my 2013/2014 me as well) wondering how good it looks for other ...
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2answers
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Lotto/lucky draw
The following script draws 6 numbers at random.
I input another 6 numbers and compare with random numbers generated, if they're the same, you win.
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4answers
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Generating random numbers from thread timing in C++
I have the following code blocks that generate apparently random numbers by using thread timing variations.
I am looking for a general code review, and a specific focus on whether the results are ...
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2answers
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Random value excluding both limits
The javascript method Math.random() returns a (pseudo-)random float between 0 (inclusive) and 1 (exclusive).
In some use cases, I need both limits to be excluded, ...
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1answer
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Shuffling an arbitrary list or sequence
After reading this question I wanted to write a short example of how a list or sequence could be shuffled in .net. The result turned out to not be very short:
Program.cs
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3answers
112 views
Efficient random code generator
I made a 16 character code generator. It works like a charm now, but I was wondering if there's any way to do it more efficiently.
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2answers
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Random walk with equal probability
This method randomly increments or decrements (with equal probability) until either -3 or 3 are reached. I'd like to maintain printing the value of pos on each ...
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Simple dice class
I've built a simple dice class utility for rolling dice. It supports weighted rolling, and usage is fairly simple. Here's the code.
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1answer
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Identicon Generator
I'm just playing with Python, trying to refamiliarize myself with it since I haven't used it in a few years. I'm using Python3, but as far as I know it could easily be Python2 with a change to the ...
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2answers
180 views
Password generator with Secure Random
I have a small program in Java with GUI, which is generating passwords using Secure Random. I am posting my code here because I want to correct myself in style and, eventually, in efficiency of ...
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1answer
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Improving Terrain Generation Time in C#
I am working on making my code run smoother, since I will be using it a lot in a game in development, but I am stumped. Is there any way I could make this run faster? Improvements to the terrain ...
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1answer
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Retrieve random element from array not contained in second array
I have a function, getUnusedName that returns a random name, but first checks if it's already used by any object within a second array.
Observing how many times ...
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Slot Machine Constructor
This is a fun little program I made of a fruit machine gambler, aka "slot machine". What mistakes am I making? How can I make this better OOP programming, less spaghetti?
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2answers
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Generating random XML documents
I'm trying to generate a fresh XML file using Perl XML::Mini::Document. It's working fine, but I don't know whether it's the right way to do it. Performance is the ...
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2answers
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Approximate (250 over 100) permutation best fitting certain criteria
Given a list of 250 words of 4 letters each, what is the fastest way, in Python, to find a subsample of 100 words (drawn without replacement) so that the distribution of letters across the whole ...
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1answer
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Poker Odds Calculation with Monte Carlo
I have created an Odds Calculator in Java. The program gives me the odds, but I want to make sure that they are correct. Maybe someone can tell me a calculator I can compare my results with or knows ...
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1answer
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Generating realistic terrain data - Part 2
I've made a "heightmap" terrain generator similar to my previous one, except this one has some improvements, and some new features.
The way this one works is similar to my last one, but slightly ...
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2answers
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First dice roller
The part I'm really wondering about is in the "if, elif, else" part. I set the variable to bring up the raw input thing so it would stay there long enough to read instead of just printing a response ...
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3answers
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n-digit Verification Code Generator
This is a verification code generator, which generates n-digit numeric strings. (code can be 0000, so I chose String as a return ...
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3answers
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Random letter test
My first test (randomUpperCaseLetter) checks if the returned random letter is an uppercase ASCII one. The second one (...
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2answers
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Artificial Stock Market Algorithm
I'm attempting to make a stock trading game in Javascript and I've been trying to find an algorithm to generate fake stock prices. Currently, each Stock object has ...
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1answer
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Random date gen class. Returns a tuple of a start date and end date
Just interested in any comments about the way the code is written. I am very new to python and programming. I did think about a func with a generator, but thought this approach was better.
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1answer
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Console random password generator
This program is a random password generator. It asks the user how many chars they want their password to be and how many passwords it should generate.
I used the ...
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Von Neumann extractor to remove bias from pseudorandom array
Von Neumann extraction is a technique to remove bias from a source of entropy. You extract an unbiased array of bits from a biased one by comparing pairs of consecutive bits in the array and returning ...
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1answer
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Generating realistic terrain data
I have some fascination with terrain generators, so I whipped up this generator in Python. The way it works is pretty simple, but I figure that I should give an explanation for those who don't want to ...
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1answer
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Moody game characters
I've been doing some self-imposed exercises to get accustomed to Python and below is my code.
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D&D dice rolling app
This JavaScript object is part of a mobile application that rolls dice for our D&D games.
Here are some example of possible inputs from the user:
2d4
2d4 + 3d6
2d4 + 3d6 + 12
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Attempting a fluent API for creating random int arrays
I have attempted doing a fluent API for creating random int arrays, and the following is what I came up with:
fluent_arrays.h:
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1answer
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Modified Coupon Collector's Problem in Java
What is Coupon Collector's Problem?
In probability theory, the coupon collector's problem describes the "collect all coupons and win" contests. It asks the following question: Suppose that there ...
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1answer
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Pitting two Blackjack bots against each other
I'm taking part in this Daily Challenge on http://www.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/comments/29zut0/772014_challenge_170_easy_blackjack_checker/
Basically, you have to develop a program that runs two ...
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Picking random lines out of text files
So I was doing something which creates an airplane with an actual airline code, number, airplane type and so on.
The airline code and airplane type are stored in a txt file so I can add more later to ...
