Why Random Numbers Aren't Random

Welcome to another video! In this video, I'm going to show why random numbers are not random. In most computer programming languages, random numbers are generated deterministically. Meaning you can guess what the random number will be and control it as well.Show more

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Python Random Module: https://docs.python.org/3/library/random.html

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00:00 | Why Random Numbers Aren't Random
01:58 | Random Module Documentation
02:23 | Generating Random Numbers in Python
03:30 | Random Seeding
05:45 | Using System Time As A Seed
07:11 | How To Generate Truly Random Numbers

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