Random Float with IronPython

David

I want to be able to generate a random float with an IronPython script. However, it seems that I cannot use the Python random library without receiving the following error:

An error occurred. Python error at line: 152: TypeError: sequence item 0: expected bytes or byte array, str found

import random
def main(config):
    return random.uniform(0.1, 100)

elfs1der

I get this exact same message any time I try and use the random object. Has anybody figured this one out?

paradox

Seems the python script actually uses .Net so you can use the .Net random object, at least I could not get the python random class to work.

Here's what I did to generate some dummy name value pairs. "name" is a column in my table that contains "decval", "stringval","intval" or "dateval", this determines the type of value I will generate decimal, string, int and date.

#imports the CLR .net random class
import clr
clr.AddReference("System")
from System import Random

#python datetime
import datetime

# create an instance of the random class
random = Random()

def main(config):

if name == "decval":
return random.Next(100000) + random.NextDouble() # create a decimal (int + float)
elif name == "dateval":
date_1 = datetime.datetime.strptime("01/01/1900", "%m/%d/%y")
return date_1 + datetime.timedelta(random.Next(30000,42000))
elif name =="stringval":
myList =
return myList[random.Next(0,5)]
elif name =="intval":
return random.Next()
else: return "foobar"

hope it helps.