Reset Python

whiterabbit391 · Apr 17, 2015

Is there a way to reset python. Or . Perhaps. __Re-install it?

I say this because my python is acting strange . There are certain basic commands that it is reporting as error.

Just trying to play around with randint and some variables,
and it doesn't recognize randint

Traceback (most recent call last):
file "dice.py", line 1, in <module>
import random
file "/home/wrabbit/random.py", line 4, in <module>
password = "".join(choice(characters) for x in range(randint(8,16)))
NameError: name 'randint' is not defined

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so on and so on. It's all bugged out.

can I just reset it or re-install it or debug it?
Is there a way?

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Code:

import random
for x in range (1,11):
	throw_1 = random.randint(1,6)
	throw_2 = random.randint(1,6)
	total = throw_1 + throw_2
	print (total)
	if total == 7:
		print ('Seven Thrown!')
	if total == 11:
		print ('Eleven Thrown!')
	if throw_1 == throw_2:
		print ('Double Thrown!')

pcgamer4life · Apr 19, 2015

What is /home/wrabbit/random.py?
When you import random, it should be using the random.py that comes with python.. it looks like you've got some other version of random.py in your working directory that the interpreter is attempting to use, which has the syntax error. The error isn't in your dice.py code, it's in /home/wrabbit/random.py.

Remove or rename /home/wrabbit/random.py to something else and you'll be good, I imagine.

whiterabbit391 · Apr 20, 2015

that was just me blocking out my computer name ...... like it matters.

Python is just bugged out on something, wish I knew how to reinstall it or debug it.

Here, let me take a screenshot .

Even if I simply type in
>>>python
>>>from random import randint

It does this

pcgamer4life · Apr 20, 2015

Still, the issue is in random.py. This code:

Code:

password = "".join(choice(characters) for x in range(randint(8,16)))

shouldn't be in random.py.

Run this:

Code:

find / -name random.py -exec ls -l {} \; 2>/dev/null

and paste the results.

If you want to completely rebuild python, you can either download the rpm and unpack it with the --force command. Or you can uninstall the package (via apt-get or yum depending on the distro you're on), and then re-install.

Stratus_ss · Apr 21, 2015

What version of linux are you on? You can always do a reinstall.

I wonder if random.py is corrupted

Here is the md5sum of mine

Code:

7c427c5c4e13aafaf082a9686e6f94ea  /usr/lib/python2.7/random.py

pcgamer4life · Apr 22, 2015

If you google the line of code that's throwing the error, it turns up this result:
http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/code-snippets-source-code/script-password-generator/

I'm guessing OP tried following that tutorial and accidentally overwrote random.py in the process.

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