Generating Random Numbers with Argparse and Random Libraries

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This function uses the Argparse library to parse command-line arguments, and then uses the random library to generate a random integer within a given range.


Technology Stack : Argparse, random

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate


                
                    
import argparse

def generate_random_number(min_value, max_value):
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate a random number between min_value and max_value.")
    parser.add_argument('--min', type=int, required=True, help="The minimum value for the random number.")
    parser.add_argument('--max', type=int, required=True, help="The maximum value for the random number.")
    args = parser.parse_args()
    import random
    return random.randint(args.min, args.max)

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