[Tutor] Data persistence problem

[Arijit Ukil]

I have following random number generation function

def rand_int ():
    rand_num = int(math.ceil (random.random()*1000))
    return rand_num

I like to make the value of rand_num (return of rand_int) static/ 
unchanged after first call even if it is called multiple times. If x= 
rand_int () returns 45 at the first call, x should retain 45 even in 
multiple calls.
Pls help.

Regards,
Arijit Ukil
Tata Consultancy Services
Mailto: arijit.ukil at tcs.com
Website: http://www.tcs.com
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