import time
import random

print ("Number of seconds since January 1, 1970: ", time.time())
print ()
print ("Local Time (as list): ", list(time.localtime()))
print ("[YEAR,MONTH,DAY,HOUR,MINUTE,SECOND,DAYOFWEEK,DAYOFYEAR,DAYLIGHTSAVINGTIME]")
print ()
print ("Local Time (as text): ", time.asctime(time.localtime()))

# Use time.time() to profile how long a function will take to
# execute.  Does Task1, which does nothing 10 million times,
# take longer time or shorter time than Task2, which uses
# time.sleep to wait exactly one-half second?

def Task1 ():
    for I in range(10000000): pass     # Do nothing 10 million times (busy wait)
    return

def Task2 ():
    time.sleep(0.5)                    # Do nothing for exactly one-half second
    return

def Main():
    # Profile how long Task1 takes.
    Before = time.time()
    Task1()
    After = time.time()
    Elapsed = After - Before
    print ()
    print ("Task 1 takes ", Elapsed, " seconds")
    print ("This will be different based on computer's speed.")
    print ("A faster computer will have a smaller number,")
    print ("and a slower computer will have a larger number.")

    # Profile how long Task2 takes.
    Before = time.time()
    Task2()
    After = time.time()
    Elapsed = After - Before
    print ()
    print ("Task 2 takes ", Elapsed, " seconds")
    print ("This will be roughly the same for every computer.")
    
Main()


print ()
for I in range(20): print ("Random number 0<=N<1: ",random.random())
print ()
for I in range(20): print ("Six-Sided Die #1: ", int(random.random()*6)+1)
print ()
for I in range(20): print ("Six-Sided Die #2: ", random.randrange(6)+1)
print ()
for I in range(20): print ("Six-Sided Die #3: ", random.randint(1,6))
print ()
for I in range(20): print ("Six-Sided Die #4: ", random.choice([1,2,3,4,5,6]))