9. Practical Python – Advanced Topics

Activity 23: Generating a List of Random Numbers in a Python Virtual Environment

Solution

1. Create a new conda environment called my_env:

   conda create -n my_env

   You should get the following output:

   Figure 9.32: Creating a new conda environment (truncated)

2. Activate the conda environment:

   conda activate my_env

3. Install numpy in your new environment:

   conda install numpy

   You should get the following output:

   Figure 9.33: Installing numpy (truncated)

4. Next, install and run a jupyter Notebook from within your virtual environment:

   conda install jupyter
   jupyter notebook

5. Create a new jupyter Notebook and start with the following imports:

   import threading
   import queue
   import cProfile
   import itertools
   import numpy as np

6. Create a function that uses the numpy library to generate an array of random numbers. Recall that when threading, we need to be able to send a signal for the while statement to terminate:

   in_queue = queue.Queue(...