you should try python-tudor mailing list On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 8:52 PM, Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@hotmail.invalid> wrote: > On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:48:52 +0200, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> > wrote: > >>Terry Reedy wrote: >> >>> On 8/25/2014 4:14 PM, Seymore4Head wrote: >>>> import random >>>> sets=3 >>>> for x in range(0, sets): >>>> pb2=random.choice([1-53]) >>> >>> You want random.randint(1, 53) >>> ... >>>> alist = sorted([pb1, pb2, pb3, pb4, pb5]) >>>> print ("Your numbers: {} Powerball: {}".format(alist, pb6)) >>>> >>>> I am trying this example. The program works, but the numbers don't >>>> line up if the number of digits are different sizes. >>>> http://openbookproject.net/pybiblio/practice/wilson/powerball.php >>> >>> To get them to line up, you have to format each one to the same width. >>> >>>> Suggestion please? >>>> BTW the exercise instructions say to use the choice function. >>> >>> import random >>> sets=3 >>> >>> def ran53(): >>> return random.randint(1, 53) >>> >>> f1 = '{:2d}' >>> bform = "Your numbers: [{0}, {0}, {0}, {0}, {0}]".format(f1) >>> pform = " Powerball: {0}".format(f1) >>> >>> for x in range(0, sets): >>> balls = sorted(ran53() for i in range(5)) >> >>Quoting the problem description: "The first five numbers are drawn from a >>drum containing 53 balls" >> >>Thus no number should repeat in the first five. With your approach such >>repetitions can happen. The simplest solution is of course >> >>random.sample(range(1, 54), 5) >> >>but the OP will learn more when he tries to figure out how to get a correct >>solution with choice(). >> > Don't bet on it. :) > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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