Estimate Pi in Python

estimate_pi.py

from random import random

N = 100_000


def inside_circle(p):
    return p[0] ** 2 + p[1] ** 2 <= 1


def generate_point():
    return [random() * 2 - 1, random() * 2 - 1]


def estimate_pi():
    random_points = [generate_point() for _ in range(N)]

    total_inside_circle = 0
    for p in random_points:
        if inside_circle(p):
            total_inside_circle += 1
    return total_inside_circle * 4.0 / N


if __name__ == "__main__":
    print(estimate_pi)