Generating Random Numbers

[Crazy Li]

I was looking at http://www.renpy.org/dev-doc/html/other ... npy-random to try and generate random floats, but I just don't seem to understand how to properly implement it. I tried copying/pasting code as is:

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$ randfloat = renpy.random.random()

But if I try to display the value of "randfloat" to test, I just get an error message: KeyError: u'randfloat'
If I try to base anything in my script on the value of randfloat, I'm told it's not defined.
If I throw the code from above in init:, I'm told: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'random'

So yeah... I have no clue what to do with renpy.random. I can't seem to use it for anything at all. Any help?

[xela]

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    $ randfloat = renpy.random.random()
    "[randfloat]"

This just works, period. You're doing everything right, can you post the code with exactly what you're trying to do?

[Crazy Li]

Yes, I did that exactly and got the KeyError message. Posting from phone, so I can't give more info until I'm home.

[Unin]

try pre-declaring randfloat with a hardcoded number (eg 1.2345) and then calling random()
Does it show you the pre-set number, a random number, or the same error?
It may just be that python needs to know randfloat is a float first.