random.gauss()
random.gauss() is a Python function in the Random Module category. Returns a random float from a Gaussian (normal) distribution with mean mu and stddev sigma. The syntax is random.gauss(mu, sigma). Parameters: mu — mean, sigma — stddev. Returns: Float. A typical example: random.gauss(0, 1) # -0.234 (standard normal). A close sibling is random.random(), which returns a random float in the range [0.0, 1.0). A close sibling is random.randint(), which returns a random integer N such that a <= N <= b. A close sibling is random.choice(), which returns a random element from a non-empty sequence. A close sibling is random.choices(), which returns a list of k random elements with optional weights (allows duplicates). More about this category: Random number generation — random, randint, choice, shuffle, sample. Related Random Module entries: random.random(), random.randint(), random.choice(), random.choices(), random.sample(), random.shuffle(). This page is part of the free Python Reference documentation covering 978+ functions, methods, and modules with examples and parameter details.