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Visual Studio Code - NewPi - May-16-2023

Hey,

I use Visual Studio Code and the Python extension.
When I hover over "random.choices(...)" it shows, that choices is a variable.

I don't understand. Isn't it a function?


Thank you!

RE: Visual Studio Code - snippsat - May-16-2023

(May-16-2023, 09:52 PM)NewPi Wrote: I use Visual Studio Code and the Python extension.
When I hover over "random.choices(...)" it shows, that choices is a variable.

I don't understand. Isn't it a function?
It's a method if look at source code.
Why it show a variable,is that in source there is this line choices = _inst.choices
So _inst.choices is the method,if hover over will return.
(method) def sample(
    population: Any,
    k: Any,
    *,
    counts: Any | None = None
) -> (list | Any)

Chooses k unique random elements from a population sequence.
.....
You can get to this code bye press Ctrl and click when hover over choices.
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RE: Visual Studio Code - NewPi - May-16-2023

Hey, thank you.

But what does 
choices = _inst.choices
mean?

RE: Visual Studio Code - snippsat - May-16-2023

It's just name change to something easier to understand.
In Source.
randrange = _inst.randrange
sample = _inst.sample
shuffle = _inst.shuffle
choices = _inst.choices
...
It's similars as this,i want egg as simpler name.
def _inst_egg():
    return 'Some eggs'

egg = _inst_egg()
print(egg)
Output:
Some eggs