python - How to create a random 4 digit number and store it as a variable -

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i working on guess-the-4-digit-number game in python 2.7.10. cannot find how randomly make 4 digit number, , store variable. digit has somewhere between 1111 , 9999 hard part is, want store variable, , not print out player see.

if want to, i'll post code when i'm finished.

the code here!

import random number = random.randint(1111,9999) tryagain = 'yes' print ('hello! ') print ('------------------------------------------------------------- ') print ('try , guess 4 digit number in least number of tries ') print ('------------------------------------------------------------- ') while tryagain == 'yes':     lowoutput = none     highoutput = none     guess = none     guess = input('guess: ')     if guess == number:         print ('correct! ')         correctoutput str(raw_input(enter 'exit' exit: "))         if correctoutput == 'exit':             print 'goodbye'             exit()         else:             print 'invalid input'     elif guess > number:         print 'your answer high'         highoutput = str(raw_input("try again? 'y'/'n'))         if highoutput == 'n':             tryagain = 'n'         elif highoutput == 'y'             try again = 'yes'         else:             print 'invalid input'     else:         print 'your answer low'          lowoutput = str(raw_input("try again 'y'/'n'"))         if lowoutput == 'n':             try again = 'n'         elif lowoutput == 'y'             tryagain = 'yes'         else:             print 'invalid input' print 'too bad, right answer was: ' print (number) exit() 

this should work. there might mistakes cos wrote on tablet. improvements accepted

try with

import random r = random.randint(1111,9999) print "%04d" % r 

or

print '{0:04d}'.format(r)