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  • RNG can be used to add unpredictability in programs which is useful for things like games and simulations.
  • You must import the random module to use this.

import random

number = random.randint(1, 100)

# Random no. between 1 and 100

 
 

dice = random.randint(1, 6)

print(dice) # Random no. between 1 and 6

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