How do you include things such as chance in your Python code?

Hi. I'm trying to include things such as chance in Python, what i'm trying to do is take an integer, and make that integer into a percentage, and from that percentage and change the outcome of something based on the result.

For example, lets say i want to have something happen 50% of the time, and the other 50% of the time, something else happens, for example, printing the word "yes" or the word "no" based on the outcome of the chance.

Answered by raghavm [earned 5 cycles]

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raghavm

@mathewman1000 Here try this:


import random

def randomPercentage(percent): 
    perc = float(percent)
    num = float(random.randint(0, 100))
    if num <= perc:
        return "yes"
    return "no"

randomPercentage(50) # 50% chance of yes/no...
randomPercentage(99.9) # 99.9% chance of yes... (floats work too)
randomPercentage("10") # 10% chance of yes... (i guess strings work)

Hope it Helps!

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kamalhasan

where is your code man???༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

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theangryepicbanana

try


import random
chance = random.choice(["yes", "no"])

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mathewman1000

@theangryepicbanana AH yes that works, but how would i manipulate the chance of either being chosen

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Scoder12

@theangryepicbanana Answering python questions? I'm disappointed in you taeb.

@Scoder12 No You

@Scoder12 just because I hate python doesn't mean I don't know it. The reason I don't like it is because I know it

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ArchieMaclean

@mathewman1000 If you wanted to make it twice as likely to pick yes as no, then you could do something like this:


import random
chosen = random.choice(["yes","yes","no"])

Please upvote if this helps :)

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kamalhasan

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