import random
def birthdayMatched(members):
numYearDa
ys = 365 # Number of days
s = range(numYearDays)
matched = False
membersList=[None] * members
for i in range(members):
membersList[i] = random.choice(s)
if len(set(membersList)) < members :
matched = True
return matched
def sim_birthdayMatched(numTrials):
numMatches = 0
numPeopleInParty = 23
for i in range(numTrials):
if birthdayMatched(numPeopleInParty):
numMatches += 1
return numMatches/numTrials
Call: The function takes the number of people as an input
sim_birthdayMatched(10000)
Output:
0.5077