Python - 5 digit random number generator with no repeating digits

Question

I am supposed to print a random 5-digit number with no repeating digits, then ask the user for a three digit number. If the user\'s number contains three digits from the ran

Answer 1

Use zfill and set like so: Edited to account for numbers with repeating digits

import random


def threeInFive(user_num):
    num = str(random.randint(0, 99999)).zfill(5)
    num = ''.join(set([n for n in num]))
    if len(num) < 5:
        print "There were repeating digits...trying again"
        threeInFive(user_num)
    elif str(user_num) in num:
        print "The user number is in there!"
        return True
    else:
        print "The user number : %s is not in : %s" % (user_num, num)
        return False

threeInFive(500)