[Tutor] Random Number Question

[Jeff Goodwin]

Thanks Adam and Alan for responding, I'm very much a non-programmer, but my
14 year old son wants to learn, so I have to learn to teach him...slow
process lol.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Jeff



On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.gauld at btinternet.com>wrote:

>
> "Jeff Goodwin" <jeffbgoodwin at gmail.com> wrote
>
>  Ok, I found the problem, I had saved the file as random.py looks like
>> that
>> was a no-no. Its working now that I changed the name.
>>
>
> Yes that's a bad idea. You probably figured out why, but just in case...
>
>
>>>> import random
>>>>
>>>
> It tries to import itself, which then tries to import itself,
> which then..... infinite loop time...
>
>
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> Alan Gauld
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