Generating an invertible matrix over a finite field

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How to generate an invertible matrix over a finite field?

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Presumably you're not just looking for something like identity_matrix(GF(16), 3). Is

sage: F = ... your favorite finite field ..., for example F = GF(2)
sage: G = GL(4, F)
sage: G.random_element()

what you're looking for?

Yes! thanks!

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