random.random()

random.random() is a Python function in the Random Module category. Returns a random float in the range [0.0, 1.0). The syntax is random.random(). Returns: Float in [0, 1). A typical example: import random random.random() # 0.37444887175646646. 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). A close sibling is random.sample(), which returns a list of k unique elements chosen without replacement. More about this category: Random number generation — random, randint, choice, shuffle, sample. Related Random Module entries: random.randint(), random.choice(), random.choices(), random.sample(), random.shuffle(), random.uniform(). This page is part of the free Python Reference documentation covering 978+ functions, methods, and modules with examples and parameter details.