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Week 9

Surprise! Random Choices

Aim: Make Python choose numbers by chance.

New coding words

  1. random
  2. import
  3. randint
  4. elif
  5. chance

What the coding words mean

  1. random: Chosen without knowing beforehand what the result will be.
  2. import: Makes another Python toolbox available to the program.
  3. randint: Chooses a random integer between two given numbers.
  4. elif: Means 'else if' and checks another condition.
  5. chance: Something that may produce a different result each time.
Code along

Roll a random number

Roll a six-sided die and choose a message based on its value.

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Mini project

Dice Battle

Roll for a player and computer, then use conditions to choose the winner.

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Debugging detective

Chi Opara, your course guide

Knowledge check

Question 1
Python coderandom.randint(1, 6)

Can this choose the number 6?

Question 2

Why must we write import random before using random.randint()?

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