Summary  
This chapter demonstrates how to implement code that uses random number generation, loops, and running accumulators to simulate repeated trials and compute sample means illustrating convergence.  

General domain of usage  
Monte Carlo simulation in statistical analysis.

import unittest
import importlib
import numpy as np
import re

def _dynamic_test(test_case, condition, success_message, failure_message):
    if condition:
        test_case._testMethodName = success_message
        test_case.assertTrue(True)
    else:
        test_case._testMethodName = failure_message
        test_case.fail(failure_message)


class TestUserCode(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_function_exists(self):
        import user_code
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            hasattr(user_code, "simulate_law_of_large_numbers"),
            "The function `simulate_law_of_large_numbers` is declared.",
            "Expected the function `simulate_law_of_large_numbers` to be declared."
        )

    def test_random_generation_used(self):
        with open("user_code.py", "r") as f:
            code = f.read()

        pattern = r"np\.random\.randn"
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            re.search(pattern, code) is not None,
            "Random sampling from a normal distribution is used.",
            "Expected sampling using `np.random.randn`."
        )

    def test_running_mean_computation_present(self):
        with open("user_code.py", "r") as f:
            code = f.read()

        pattern = r"np\.cumsum"
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            re.search(pattern, code) is not None,
            "Running mean computation is present.",
            "Expected running mean using cumulative sum."
        )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()

test_main.py

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Law of Large Numbers via Simulation

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Law of Large Numbers via Simulation

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