More Modules

The Time Module

The time module contains functions related to date and time.

Sleep

The time.sleep(timeInSeconds) function lets you pause a program for a few seconds. For example, to pause a program for 5 seconds, use:

import time

time.sleep(5) # This pauses the program for 5 seconds.

The Random Module

The random module contains functions that you can use for randomness.

Randint

The random.randint(lower,upper) function will returns a random integer between lower and upper. For example, to get a random number between 1 and 10, use:

import random

print(random.randint(1,10)) # This will print a random number from 1 to 10.

Choice

The random.choice(list/tuple/set) function will return a random item from list/tuple/set. For example, to return a random fruit from the list of ["apples","bananas","oranges","pears"], use:

import random

fruits = ["apples","bananas","oranges","pears"]

print(random.choice(fruits)) # This will print a random item from the list fruits.

Shuffle

The random.shuffle(list/tuple) function will shuffle list/tuple, then return the shuffled list.