random.random(), random not defined!?

[globalrev]

do i need to import something to use random?

 

[Eduardo Schettino]

do i need to import something to use random?
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you need to import random

Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Mar 7 2008, 03:39:23)
[GCC 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.0.76018998919085967

 

[John Machin]

do i need to import something to use random?

No, you need to import random

 

[Mensanator]

No, you need to import random

But you could alsways import it as something.
0.45811606256668347

 

[Gabriel Genellina]

do i need to import something to use random?

Let me guess: you have a script named random.py? Perhaps the same one you're executing?
In that case when you write "import random", you're importing *your* script instead of the standard one.