random Decimal in python

Question

How do I get a random decimal.Decimal instance? It appears that the random module only returns floats which are a pita to convert to Decimals.

Answer 1

The random module has more to offer than "only returning floats", but anyway:

from random import random
from decimal import Decimal
randdecimal = lambda: Decimal("%f" % random.random())

Or did I miss something obvious in your question ?