random-number-lightning-talk

Lightning Talk on Random Number Generation presented to the Omaha Python User Group on 2/28/2019.

Abstract

This talk is a quick overview of the basics of randomly generating numbers in Python covering the following topics:

• Main Topics:

  • Random Number Generator definitions
  • Seeded random numbers
  • Practical Applications
    • Generating a random sample
    • Generate a random quotation
  • Randomness Extractors
    • Build a simple random sequence generator
    • Build a Von Neumann extractor

Quickstart

To run the Jupyter notebook run:

docker run -p 8888:8888 -v $(pwd):/home/jovyan jupyter/minimal-notebook