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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Inheritance Overriding Inheritance

Posted by saro lin
saro lin
Courses Plus Student 531 Points

doubt!

I know it not the apt stage to ask this simple doubt. But please clarify it.

roll=random.randint( 1 , self.attack_limit)

In the above statement why ' 1 ' is used as one of the parameter?

1 Answer

Anish Walawalkar
Anish Walawalkar
8,534 Points
Anish Walawalkar
Anish Walawalkar
8,534 Points 
In [8]: random.randint?
Signature: random.randint(a, b)
Docstring: Return random integer in range [a, b], including both end points.
File:      /usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/random.py
Type:      method

Using the randint(a,b) function of the random module returns a random in the specified range. Now I'm assuming that in your example:

roll=random.randint( 1 , self.attack_limit)

roll represents an attack variable. Therefore you're variable cannot have a value of '0', hence you specify '1' for the start of the range