Hello, : Would anyone have tips on how to generate random 4-digit : alphanumeric codes in python? Also, how does one calculate the : number of possible combinations?
Here are some thoughts that come to my mind: import string import random # -- technique #1, using random.choice print ''.join([random.choice(string.lowercase) for x in range(4)]) # -- technique #2, using random.shuffle t = [ x for x in string.lowercase ] random.shuffle(t) ''.join(t[0:4]) # -- technique #3, using random.sample ''.join(random.sample(string.lowercase,4)) I would be quite surprised if there were not more efficient ways of accomplishing this. -Martin -- Martin A. Brown http://linux-ip.net/ _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
