Python problem randomization example

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/change_log.rst

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        Your Own Grader` chapter.
    * - 
      - Fixed a bug in :ref:`Text Input Problem XML`.
+   * -
+     - Added :ref:`Create a Randomized Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem`
    * - 10/23/14
      - Added note about limited support of annotation problem type to
        :ref:`Annotation`.

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/creating_content/create_problem.rst

@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ A problem’s weight is set to 2. The problem has four response fields.
 If a student’s response contains one correct answer and three incorrect
 answers, the student’s score is 0.5 out of 2 points.
 
+.. _Randomization:
+
 ===============
 Randomization
 ===============
@@ -413,6 +415,8 @@ This setting has the following options.
 |                   | other students see.                  |
 +-------------------+--------------------------------------+
 
+.. note:: The edX Platform has a 20-seed limit for randomization.
+
 ===============
 Show Answer
 ===============

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/exercises_tools/custom_python.rst

 .. include:: ../../../shared/exercises_tools/custom_python.rst
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docs/en_us/olx/source/change_log.rst

@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ October, 2014
 
    * - Date
      - Change
+
    * - 10/28/14
      - Added the section :ref:`Example of an OLX Course`.
+   * - 
+     - Added :ref:`Create a Randomized Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem`
    * - 10/23/14
      - Fixed the code sample in :ref:`Script Tag Format` in the :ref:`Write
        Your Own Grader` chapter.

docs/en_us/shared/exercises_tools/custom_python.rst

@@ -288,3 +288,45 @@ The following template does not return answers when the student clicks **Show An
       </solution>
   </problem>
 
+.. _Create a Randomized Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem:
+
+*****************************************************************
+Create a Randomized Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem
+*****************************************************************
+
+You can create a custom Python-evaluated input problem that randomizes
+variables in the Python code. 
+
+.. note:: 
+  In the problem settings, you must set the **Randomization** value to
+  something other than **Never** to have Python variables randomized. See
+  :ref:`Randomization` for more information.
+
+The following example demonstrates using randomization with a Python-evaluated
+input problem.
+
+.. note::
+ This example uses the method ``random.randint`` to generate random numbers.  You can use any standard Python library for this purpose.
+
+.. code-block:: xml
+
+  <problem>
+    <p>Some problems in the course will utilize randomized parameters.
+       For such problems, after you check your answer you will have the option 
+       of resetting the question, which reconstructs the problem with a new 
+       set of parameters.</p>
+  <script type="loncapa/python">
+  x1 = random.randint(0, 100)
+  x2 = random.randint(0, 100)
+  y = x1+x2
+  </script>
+  <p>Let (x_1 = $x1) and (x_2 = $x2). What is the value of (x_1+x_2)?</p>
+  <numericalresponse answer="$y">
+    <responseparam type="tolerance" default="0.01%" name="tol" 
+      description="Numerical Tolerance"/>
+    <textline size="10"/>
+  </numericalresponse>
+  <solution>
+    <p><b>Explanation:</b></p>
+  </solution>
+  </problem>