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How to generate random number with the specific length in python

Let say I need a 3 digit number, so it would be something like: >>> random(3) 563 or >>&…

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How to get random value out of an array?

I have an array called $ran = array(1,2,3,4); I need to get a random value out of this array and store …

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Pick a random value from an enum?

If I have an enum like this: public enum Letter { A, B, C, //... } What is the best way to pick …

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Create an array with random values

How can I create an array with 40 elements, with random values from 0 to 39 ? Like [4, 23, 7, 39, 19, 0, 9, 14, ...] I tried using solutions from here: …

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Best way to randomize an array with .NET

What is the best way to randomize an array of strings with .NET? My array contains about 500 strings and I'd …

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How can I generate a random number in a certain range?

How can I create an app that generates a random number in Android using Eclipse and then show the result …

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Java: random long number in 0 <= x < n range

Random class has a method to generate random int in a given range. For example: Random r = new Random(); int …

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Generate a random point within a circle (uniformly)

I need to generate a uniformly random point within a circle of radius R. I realize that by just picking …

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Random record from MongoDB

I am looking to get a random record from a huge (100 million record) mongodb. What is the fastest and most …

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How to deal with a slow SecureRandom generator?

If you want a cryptographically strong random numbers in Java, you use SecureRandom. Unfortunately, SecureRandom can be very slow. If …

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