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Python - random.seed( ) method

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

random.seed() method in Python is used to initialize the random number generator, ensuring the same random numbers on every run. By default, Python generates different numbers each time, but using .seed() allows result reproducibility.

It's most commonly used in:

• Machine Learning- to ensure model consistency
• Simulations- to repeat experiments
• Game Development- for consistent gameplay mechanics during testing
• Testing- to verify output correctness

Let's understand with an example.

import random 

for i in range(2):
    # Generated random number will be between 1 to 1000 but different in every run.
    print(random.randint(1, 1000))  

for i in range(2):
    # Any number can be used in place of '0'.
    random.seed(0)
    # Generated random number will be between 1 to 1000 but same in every run.
    print(random.randint(1, 1000))  
    

Explanation: Notice that generating random numbers without using the .seed() method results in different outputs on each run, whereas using it ensures consistent results every time.

random.seed(a=None, version=2)

• a (Optional): it's the seed value (integer, float, str, bytes, or bytearray). If None, the system time is used.
• version(Optional): defaults value is 2, using a more advanced seeding algorithm. version=1 uses an older method.

random.seed() method does not return any value.

Let's look at some of the examples.

We can produce the same random list for multiple executions using random.seed() method.

import random

random.seed(9)
print(random.sample(range(1, 50), 6))

[30, 40, 24, 18, 9, 12]

Explanation:

• random.seed(9) sets the seed value to 9. It ensures that random values generated are same for every run.
• random.sample(range(1,50), 6) creates a sequence of numbers from 1 to 49 and randomly selects 6 unique numbers from it.

In machine learning, we often split data into training and testing sets. Using a seed ensures that the split remains the same across multiple runs.

import random

a = list(range(10))  # Sample dataset
random.seed(10)
random.shuffle(a)
print(a)  # The order will always be the same when using seed

[5, 2, 7, 1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 0, 9]

Explanation:

• list(range(10) gives us a list of integers from 0 to 9.
• random.seed(10) sets the seed to 10 ensuring consistant results in each run.
• random.shuffle(a) shuffles the list 'a' randomly but because of the seed() method we get the same shuffled list every time.

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