Convert string to a float in range range [0.0, 1.0), similar to random().

string_to_deterministic_float.py

import hashlib


def string_to_deterministic_float(s: str) -> float:
    """
    Given a string, deterministically convert it to a range [0.0, 1.0).
    """
    b = bytes(s, encoding='utf-8')
    h_dig = hashlib.sha256(b).hexdigest()
    return int(h_dig, base=16) / 16 ** len(h_dig)