# Show_randint.py # Charles Van Loan # February 23, 2015 """Shows how to generate random integers using random.randint """ from random import randint as randi # Simulate the flipping of a coin N times N = 1000000 Heads = 0 Tails = 0 for k in range(N): i = randi(1,2) # Convention: 1 is "heads" and 2 is "tails" if i==1: Heads +=1 else: Tails +=1 print ' N = %7d\nHeads = %7d\nTails = %7d' %(N,Heads,Tails)