strange behavior of python function time.time()

Question

consider the following python function:

def prandom():
    t = time.time()
    s = t - int(t)
    s = str('{0:.16f}'.format(s))
    print s
    s = int(s[5])
    print(s)
    return s

the naive intention is to get a pseudorandom digit. However: how do you explain that, no matter how many times I run the function (on a Windows 10 machine) I get either a 0 or a 9? Is there something I am missing?

Answer 1

Some modification in your code better modify your function:

def prandom():
    t = time.time()
    return str("{0:.16f}".format(t))[-1]

This will give all the values

Best way to generate random number is to use random function

import random

a = random.randint(0, 9) # two argument will generate number between those numbers
print a # random digit from 0 to 9

OUTPUT :

8