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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Methods

Posted by Hanwen Zhang
Hanwen Zhang
20,084 Points

What does the import random means in Python?

do we have to declare this import random everytime when we use random value in python?

1 Answer

John Piaz
John Piaz
1,713 Points

Random is package. You import it once, then you can use it in your code anytime you want. For example:

import random
chars = "abc"
random_char = random.choice(chars)
print(random_char)
Hanwen Zhang
Hanwen Zhang
20,084 Points

Thank you Landon