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[donnieh]

What's the different between the two?

import random

and

from random import random

[polymerchm]

import random

imports the entire module in its own namespace, so you must access all its methods via

random.some_method_name()

so to access its random method, you need to say:

number = random.random()

The method random.random() is just one of many methods in this module. If you only need a subset of the methods in a module, you can use;

from random import method_1, method_2, ......

These methods appear in the current namespace and are referenced as method_1(), method_1() etc.

so

from random import random

provides you just with module's random method and is accessed without needing the module name as in

number = random()

[donnieh]

That's was a great reply. Thank you.

[polymerchm]

Excercising my dusty Professor circuits. Your welcome.

[Phuket2]

Great answer for me also.