["python","random"]
How to generate a random number with a specific amount of digits?

Let's say I need a 3-digit number, so it would be something like: >>> random(3) 563 or >>> random(5) 26748 >> random(2) 56
You can use either of random.randint or random.randrange. So to get a random 3-digit number: from random import randint, randrange randint(100, 999) # randint is inclusive at both ends randrange(100, 1000) # randrange is exclusive at the stop * Assuming you really meant three digits, rather than "up to three digits". To use an arbitrary number of digits: from random import randint def random_with_N_digits(n): range_start = 10**(n-1) range_end = (10**n)-1 return randint(range_start, range_end) print random_with_N_digits(2) print random_with_N_digits(3) print random_with_N_digits(4) Output: 33 124 5127