Random Walk Simulation

This function simulates a simple random walk process, given the initial position and number of steps, it returns a list of positions after each step.

Technology Stack : random

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def random_walk(x, y, steps):
    import random
    directions = ['up', 'down', 'left', 'right']
    walk = [(0, 0)]
    for _ in range(steps):
        direction = random.choice(directions)
        if direction == 'up':
            y += 1
        elif direction == 'down':
            y -= 1
        elif direction == 'left':
            x -= 1
        elif direction == 'right':
            x += 1
        walk.append((x, y))
    return walk