How to generate a "big" random number in Python?

Question

How can I generate a big (more than 64 bits) random integer in Python?

Accepted Answer

You can use `random.getrandbits()`:

```
>>> random.getrandbits(128)
117169677822943856980673695456521126221L
```

As stated in the linked documentation, `random.randrange()` will also do the trick if `random.getrandbits()` is available.

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