list of random integers without zero Python

Question

I need a random list of integers without 0. I'm using random.sample(xrange(y),z) but I don't want 0 in this list. Thank you

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 03 '14 at 19:20

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Start your range at 1 then:

random.sample(xrange(1, y), z)

That's all there is to it, really.

Demo:

>>> list(xrange(3))
[0, 1, 2]
>>> list(xrange(1, 3))
[1, 2]

xrange() doesn't just produce a series of integers up to an endpoint, it can also produce a series between two points; a third option gives you a step size:

>>> list(xrange(1, 6, 2))
[1, 3, 5]

answered Apr 03 '14 at 19:20

Martijn Pieters

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@Martijin thank you very much. And if I want that xrange, always without 0, is random in 1,100 but the maximum value multiplyed a number like 0,7 is <= the minimum value? – user3250719 Apr 03 '14 at 19:28
I'm not sure what you are asking; if you want to limit the range, then just pass calculated values to the `xrange()` calls. – Martijn Pieters Apr 03 '14 at 20:54

anon582847382 · Answer 2 · 2014-04-03T19:33:17.320

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Simple, just specify another argument:

random.sample(xrange(1, y), z)
                     ^

Notice the 1. This is the start argument, meaning that 0 is not included here.

Example:

>>> list(xrange(1, 10))
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

edited Apr 03 '14 at 19:33

answered Apr 03 '14 at 19:21

anon582847382

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list of random integers without zero Python

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