DSC $430$: Python Programming

Assignment $0701$: War and Random Numbers

Find on the D$2$L a text version of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. You will use it create a pseudo random number generator. The PRNG should be an object:

prng $,=$

WarAndPeacePseudoRandomNumberGenerator$()$

Alternatively, you should be able to pass a seed when you create the object:

prng $,=$

WarAndPeacePseudoRandomNumberGenerator$(12345)$

Then, you should be able to generate pseudo random numbers $[0,1)$ :

$r=$ prng$.$random$()$

Record a three minute video in which you run the code. Then, present your code. Specifically, answer the following questions:

Explain how your pseudo random numbers are produced.

Explain how you check whether you have reached to the end of the file, and how you renew the file object and the seed.

Generate $10,000$ pseudo random numbers. What is the min, max, and mean? Does that make sense?

Submission: Submit a single $.$py file containing all the code to the D$2$L$.$ Do not zip or archive the file. Your code must include comments at the top including your name, date, video link, and the honor statement, "I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment." Each function must include a docstring and be commented appropriately.