Random Walk Path Generator

Generate a random walk path, starting from a point and randomly moving in one of the four directions.

Technology Stack : random, itertools

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Beginner

                
                    
def random_walk(num_steps):
    import random
    import itertools

    def move(position):
        direction = random.choice(['N', 'E', 'S', 'W'])
        if direction == 'N':
            return (position[0], position[1] + 1)
        elif direction == 'E':
            return (position[0] + 1, position[1])
        elif direction == 'S':
            return (position[0], position[1] - 1)
        else:
            return (position[0] - 1, position[1])

    path = [move((0, 0)) for _ in range(num_steps)]
    return path