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Re: This formating is really tricky

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On 8/25/2014 4:14 PM, Seymore4Head wrote:
> import random
> sets=3
> for x in range(0, sets):
>      pb2=random.choice([1-53])

You want random.randint(1, 53)
...
>      alist = sorted([pb1, pb2, pb3, pb4, pb5])
>      print ("Your numbers: {} Powerball: {}".format(alist, pb6))
>
> I am trying this example.  The program works, but the numbers don't
> line up if the number of digits are different sizes.
> http://openbookproject.net/pybiblio/practice/wilson/powerball.php

To get them to line up, you have to format each one to the same width.

> Suggestion please?
> BTW the exercise instructions say to use the choice function.

import random
sets=3

def ran53():
     return random.randint(1, 53)

f1 = '{:2d}'
bform = "Your numbers: [{0}, {0}, {0}, {0}, {0}]".format(f1)
pform = " Powerball: {0}".format(f1)

for x in range(0, sets):
     balls = sorted(ran53() for i in range(5))
     print(bform.format(*balls), pform.format(ran53()))

> BTW the exercise instructions say to use the choice function.

I am not a fan of exercises that say to do something the wrong way, but 
if you really had to,

n54 = [i for i in range(1, 54)]
random.choice(n54)

An alternative to choosing numbers is to choose from 2-char number strings.

n53 = ['%2d' % i for i in range(1, 54)]

But then you have to figure out how to avoid having 6 pairs of quotes in 
the output ;=)

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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This formating is really tricky Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-25 16:14 -0400
  Re: This formating is really tricky Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-25 21:52 +0100
    Re: This formating is really tricky Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-25 23:12 -0400
  Re: This formating is really tricky Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-08-25 14:05 -0700
    Re: This formating is really tricky Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-25 23:14 -0400
      Re: This formating is really tricky Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-26 23:46 -0700
        Re: This formating is really tricky Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-27 09:36 -0400
  Re: This formating is really tricky Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-08-25 18:22 -0400
    Re: This formating is really tricky Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-25 20:51 -0400
      Re: This formating is really tricky Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-25 21:16 -0400
    Re: This formating is really tricky Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-26 15:31 -0400
      Re: This formating is really tricky Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-08-27 09:16 +0200
        Re: This formating is really tricky Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-27 09:35 -0400
  Re: This formating is really tricky Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-08-26 00:48 +0200
    Re: This formating is really tricky Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-25 20:52 -0400
      Re: This formating is really tricky Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-08-25 21:10 -0400
        Re: This formating is really tricky Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-08-26 18:17 +1200
          Re: This formating is really tricky Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-26 16:22 +1000
        Re: This formating is really tricky alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-08-26 09:27 +0000
          Re: This formating is really tricky Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-08-26 12:32 +0300
            Re: This formating is really tricky alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-08-26 10:32 +0000
      Re: This formating is really tricky Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-26 06:57 +0100
      Re: This formating is really tricky MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-08-26 12:24 +0100
      Re: This formating is really tricky Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-08-26 09:28 -0400
      Re: This formating is really tricky Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-26 17:09 +0100
      Re: This formating is really tricky Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-27 02:13 +1000
      Re: This formating is really tricky Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-08-26 18:28 +0200
      Re: This formating is really tricky Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-27 02:33 +1000
      Re: This formating is really tricky Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-26 18:19 +0100
        Re: This formating is really tricky Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-08-27 09:39 +1200
  Re: This formating is really tricky Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-08-26 12:45 +1000
    Re: This formating is really tricky Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-25 23:10 -0400
  Re: This formating is really tricky Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2014-08-26 14:50 -0400

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