try: import random except ImportError: print("SKIP") raise SystemExit # check getrandbits returns a value within the bit range for b in (1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 32): for i in range(50): assert random.getrandbits(b) < (1 << b) # check that seed(0) gives a non-zero value random.seed(0) print(random.getrandbits(16) != 0) # check that PRNG is repeatable random.seed(1) r = random.getrandbits(16) random.seed(1) print(random.getrandbits(16) == r) # check that zero bits works print(random.getrandbits(0)) # check that it throws an error for negative bits try: random.getrandbits(-1) except ValueError: print("ValueError")