random.getrandbits()
random.getrandbits() is a Python function in the Random Module category. Returns a Python integer with k random bits. The syntax is random.getrandbits(k). Parameters: k — number of bits. Returns: Integer. A typical example: random.getrandbits(8) # 157 (random 0-255). 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.