Question

How to generate a random integer from a range [0, N] that is not in a unique integer list with Python

Answer 1

import random

def random_excluding(N, excluded):
    if len(excluded) > N + 1:
        return -1  # All numbers are excluded

    while True:
        num = random.randint(0, N)  # Inclusive range [0, N]
        if num not in excluded:
            return num

excluded = [2, 5, 7]
N = 14

print(random_excluding(N, excluded))



'''
run:

8

'''

 

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