mitchallen-coin 1.0.9

A simple coin flip random number generator

mitchallen.coin

A simple, lightweight Python package that provides a random number generator perfect for simulations, games, and probabilistic applications.

Installation

pip install mitchallen-coin

Or using uv:

uv add mitchallen-coin

Quick Start

from mitchallen.coin import flip, heads, tails

# Get a boolean coin flip result
result = flip()
print(result)  # True or False

# Alternative: using heads()
is_heads = heads()
print(is_heads)  # True or False

# Alternative: using tails()
is_tails = tails()
print(is_tails)  # True or False

Usage Examples

Simulate a Coin Flip

from mitchallen.coin import heads, tails

# Using heads()
if heads():
    print("Heads")
else:
    print("Tails")

# Or using tails()
if tails():
    print("Tails")
else:
    print("Heads")

Random 50/50 Decisions

from mitchallen.coin import flip

# Use flip() for 50/50 decisions
if flip():
    print("Event A happens")
else:
    print("Event B happens")

API Reference

flip()

Returns a random boolean value with 50% probability for True or False.

Returns:

• bool: True or False with equal probability

Example:

from mitchallen.coin import flip

value = flip()
assert isinstance(value, bool)

# Use in conditional logic
if flip():
    print("Heads!")
else:
    print("Tails!")

heads()

Returns a random boolean value (same as flip()). Useful for simple boolean coin flip simulations.

Returns:

• bool: True or False with equal probability

Example:

from mitchallen.coin import heads

result = heads()
if result:
    print("Heads!")
else:
    print("Tails!")

tails()

Returns the opposite boolean value of heads(). Returns True if heads() would return False, and False if heads() would return True.

Returns:

• bool: The opposite of what heads() would return

Example:

from mitchallen.coin import tails

result = tails()
if result:
    print("Tails!")
else:
    print("Heads!")

Why mitchallen.coin?

• Simple: Clean API with intuitive functions
• Lightweight: No dependencies
• Type-safe: Full type annotations with mypy type checking
• Quality: Enforced code quality with Ruff linting and formatting
• Tested: Comprehensive test suite ensuring quality and reliability
• Namespace package: Works alongside other mitchallen packages

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.