On Mar 9, 3:51 pm, Paul Rubin <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "cesco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have to generate a list of N random numbers (integer) whose sum is > > equal to M. If, for example, I have to generate 5 random numbers whose > > sum is 50 a possible solution could be [3, 11, 7, 22, 7]. Is there a > > simple pattern or function in Python to accomplish that? > > Erm, yes, lots of ways, there are probably further constraints on the > problem, such as the size of the integers, how the lists are supposed > to be distributed, etc. Can you be more specific? Is this for an > application? If it's a homework problem, that's fine, but it's better > in that case for respondents to suggest hints rather than full solutions.
Given two positive integers, N and M with N < M, I have to generate N positive integers such that sum(N)=M. No more constraints. Thanks again Francesco -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
