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Samuel Chan •

Boss: Try to track page views on our website, but also try to avoid making a database trip on every single page load.

Me: Say no more.

from random import randint
if randint(0,16) == 16:
  model.view_count += 16
  model.save()
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Jeremy Friesen •

I hate to ask…but what is the full range of values for randint(0,16)?

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Samuel Chan •

Heh great catch! that’s probably why it didn’t make it into production.

There should have been 1/17 chance!