bogo_range.py

import random

_DEF = object()
def bogo_range(start, end=_DEF, step=1):
    if end is _DEF:
        end = start
        start = 0

    if not isinstance(end, int):
        raise TypeError(
                "bogo_range() integer end argument expected, got {}".format(
                type(start))

    if not isinstance(start, int):
        raise TypeError(
                "bogo_range() integer start argument expected, got {}".format(
                type(start))

    if not isinstance(step, int):
        raise TypeError(
                "bogo_range() integer step argument expected, got {}".format(
                type(start))

    if step == 0:
        raise ValueError("bogo_range() step argument must not be zero")


    results = set()
    required_items = round(float(end - start) / step)
    while len(results) < required_items:
        val = random.random()
        val *= required_items - 1
        val = round(val)
        val = int(val)
        val *= step
        val += start

        results.add(val)

    return sorted(results, reverse=step<0)