syntax explanation

randno.py

from time import time
# importing from time module, python inbuilt module

import time as t
# a shorthand for time so that only t can be used instead of time

def get_seeds():        # a fxn to get seeds
    value_1 = value_2 = 0
    while not value_1 and not value_2:
        #print int(str(time() - int(time()))[-1]), int(str(time() - int(time()))[-2])
        try:    # try catch is try except in python
            value_1, value_2 = int(str(time() - int(time()))[-1]), int(str(time() - int(time()))[-2])
            # here we are calculating two values separated by comma eg a, b = 4, 5 (4 assigned to a and 5 to b)
            
        except ValueError:  # valueError will be catched or in python terms except
            get_seeds()
            # function call
            
    return value_1, value_2 # we are returning two values
 
    # ensure relationship of seeds fits that of an lcg and return the "random" result
def validate_inputs(modulus, increment):
    relation = 0
    while not relation:     # as long as relation is false this will run
        multiplier, seed = get_seeds() # get_seed() will return two values and multiplier and seed will get those
 
            # check validity of relation
        relation = 0 <= increment < modulus and 0 <= seed < modulus and multiplier in [1, 3, 7, 9]
        # this is checking relation on conditions eg multiplier be 5 then -> multiplier in [1, 3, 7, 9] -> return false 
        
    return multiplier, seed     # two values being returned
 
    # main function
def generate(modulus, increment):
    multiplier, seed = validate_inputs(modulus, increment)
    output = [seed]     # this is a list in python denoted by [] with initial item being seed only
    current_iteration = -1 
    switch = False
 
         
    while current_iteration != seed and current_iteration != 0:
        if not switch:  # if switch is false the if block will run
            current_iteration = (seed * multiplier) + increment
            switch = True
        else:
            current_iteration = (current_iteration * multiplier) + increment
            if current_iteration > modulus:
                current_iteration %= modulus
            output.append(current_iteration)    # python method append to insert current_iteration value in output list
 
         
    result = int(str(''.join([str(i) for i in output]))[-1])    # here join is a python method and it joins an array or list based on value before .
    return result
start=t.ctime().split(" ")[3]  # t.ctime().split(" ") will split at space and return a list so [3] at end means item at index 3
maxlist=[]  #python list initialy empty
minlist=[]
m=10
i=0
loop=True
times=100
while loop:
    t.sleep(0.00000000000001)
    num=generate(m,i)
    #print num
    if num >= 5:
        if len(maxlist)<73:
            maxlist.append(num)     # python list method to add elements
    else:
        if  len(minlist)<27:
            minlist.append(num)
    if len(maxlist)==73 and len(minlist)==27: # len(maxlist) will return length of list
        loop=False
end=t.ctime().split(" ")[3] # explained above
print(start,end)    # will print two variables separated by space on terminal
print(len(minlist),len(maxlist))
print(minlist)
print(maxlist)