hist001_TH1_fillrandom.py

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## \ingroup tutorial_hist
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## Fill a 1D histogram with random values using predefined functions
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## \date November 2024
## \author Giacomo Parolini
import ROOT
 
# Create a one dimensional histogram and fill it with a gaussian distribution
h1d = ROOT.TH1D("h1d", "Test random numbers", nbinsx = 200, xlow = 0.0, xup = 10.0)
 
# "gaus" is a predefined ROOT function. Here we are filling the histogram with
# 10000 values sampled from that distribution.
h1d.FillRandom("gaus", 10000)
 
# Open a ROOT file and save the histogram
with ROOT.TFile.Open("fillrandom_py.root", "RECREATE") as myfile:
   myfile.WriteObject(h1d, h1d.GetName())