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Python program to design a biased dice throw function
An example of random.choice() in Python: Here, we are going to learn how to design a function that can be used as biased dice throw and the function will return a random value?
By Anuj Singh Last updated : January 12, 2024
Problem statement
Write a Python program to design a biased dice throw function.
Solution overview
Here, we are going to build a biaseddice() function using Python. The program is so simple as an introductory program and similar to the function dice() for defining a function. The function is going to use an inbuilt library naming random. This random library helps us to choose a random value of the variable within the range or take some random value from a given set.
Designing a biased dice throw function
To design a biased dice throw function, use the random.choice() method and pass the list of the numbers [1,2,3,4,4,4,5,6,6,6], when the function is called, it will return a random value from the given list of the numbers which will be the number of the dice of throwing.
Consider the below statement:
random.choice([1,2,3,4,4,4,5,6,6,6])
The above function will choose a random value with probability of:
DICE FACE = PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE
- 1 = 0.1
- 2 = 0.1
- 3 = 0.1
- 4 = 0.3
- 5 = 0.1
- 6 = 0.3
Each member of the set have equal probability to get fired when random.choice() function is called and if a member is present multiple times in the set, its probability increases as well.
Python program to design a biased dice throw function
import random
# function to return the randon value
# on biased dice roll
def biaseddice():
return random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6])
# main code i.e. calling the function
print("DICE THREW : ", biaseddice())
print("DICE THREW : ", biaseddice())
print("DICE THREW : ", biaseddice())
print("DICE THREW : ", biaseddice())
print("DICE THREW : ", biaseddice())
print("DICE THREW : ", biaseddice())
print("DICE THREW : ", biaseddice())
print("DICE THREW : ", biaseddice())
print("DICE THREW : ", biaseddice())
print("DICE THREW : ", biaseddice())
Output
The output of the above program is:
RUN 1:
DICE THREW : 6
DICE THREW : 4
DICE THREW : 5
DICE THREW : 6
DICE THREW : 2
DICE THREW : 2
DICE THREW : 6
DICE THREW : 4
DICE THREW : 4
DICE THREW : 3
RUN 2:
DICE THREW : 6
DICE THREW : 3
DICE THREW : 5
DICE THREW : 4
DICE THREW : 6
DICE THREW : 1
DICE THREW : 2
DICE THREW : 5
DICE THREW : 4
DICE THREW : 3
To understand the above program, you should have the basic knowledge of the following Python topics:
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