networkx.gnp_random_graph

networkx.gnp_random_graph(n, p, seed=None, directed=False)[source]

Returns a G_{n,p} random graph, also known as an Erdős-Rényi graph or a binomial graph.

The \(G_{n,p}\) model chooses each of the possible edges with probability \(p\).

The functions binomial_graph() and erdos_renyi_graph() are aliases of this function.

Parameters:

n : int

The number of nodes.

p : float

Probability for edge creation.

seed : int, optional

Seed for random number generator (default=None).

directed : bool, optional (default=False)

If True, this function returns a directed graph.

See also

fast_gnp_random_graph

Notes

This algorithm runs in O(n^2) time. For sparse graphs (that is, for small values of p), fast_gnp_random_graph() is a faster algorithm.

References

[R1113]
  1. Erdős and A. Rényi, On Random Graphs, Publ. Math. 6, 290 (1959).
[R1114]
    1. Gilbert, Random Graphs, Ann. Math. Stat., 30, 1141 (1959).