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1 """Random variable generators.
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4 --------
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5 uniform within range
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8 ---------
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9 pick random element
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10 pick random sample
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11 generate random permutation
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20 gamma
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21 beta
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30 General notes on the underlying Mersenne Twister core generator:
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32 * The period is 2**19937-1.
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33 * It is one of the most extensively tested generators in existence.
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34 * Without a direct way to compute N steps forward, the semantics of
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35 jumpahead(n) are weakened to simply jump to another distant state and rely
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36 on the large period to avoid overlapping sequences.
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37 * The random() method is implemented in C, executes in a single Python step,
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38 and is, therefore, threadsafe.
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40 """
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42 from __future__ import division
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43 from warnings import warn as _warn
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44 from types import MethodType as _MethodType, BuiltinMethodType as _BuiltinMethodType
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45 from math import log as _log, exp as _exp, pi as _pi, e as _e, ceil as _ceil
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50 __all__ = ["Random","seed","random","uniform","randint","choice","sample",
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51 "randrange","shuffle","normalvariate","lognormvariate",
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54 "getstate","setstate","jumpahead", "WichmannHill", "getrandbits",
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57 NV_MAGICCONST = 4 * _exp(-0.5)/_sqrt(2.0)
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58 TWOPI = 2.0*_pi
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59 LOG4 = _log(4.0)
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60 SG_MAGICCONST = 1.0 + _log(4.5)
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61 BPF = 53 # Number of bits in a float
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65 # Translated by Guido van Rossum from C source provided by
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67 # the Mersenne Twister and os.urandom() core generators.
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69 import _random
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71 class Random(_random.Random):
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72 """Random number generator base class used by bound module functions.
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75 share state. Especially useful for multi-threaded programs, creating
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78 overlap.
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80 Class Random can also be subclassed if you want to use a different basic
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81 generator of your own devising: in that case, override the following
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82 methods: random(), seed(), getstate(), setstate() and jumpahead().
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84 arbitrarily large ranges.
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90 def __init__(self, x=None):
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91 """Initialize an instance.
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99 def seed(self, a=None):
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100 """Initialize internal state from hashable object.
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105 If a is not None or an int or long, hash(a) is used instead.
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110 a = long(_hexlify(_urandom(16)), 16)
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112 import time
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113 a = long(time.time() * 256) # use fractional seconds
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118 def getstate(self):
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119 """Return internal state; can be passed to setstate() later."""
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122 def setstate(self, state):
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123 """Restore internal state from object returned by getstate()."""
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124 version = state[0]
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126 version, internalstate, self.gauss_next = state
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127 super(Random, self).setstate(internalstate)
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129 version, internalstate, self.gauss_next = state
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130 # In version 2, the state was saved as signed ints, which causes
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131 # inconsistencies between 32/64-bit systems. The state is
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132 # really unsigned 32-bit ints, so we convert negative ints from
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133 # version 2 to positive longs for version 3.
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134 try:
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135 internalstate = tuple( long(x) % (2**32) for x in internalstate )
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136 except ValueError, e:
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137 raise TypeError, e
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138 super(Random, self).setstate(internalstate)
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139 else:
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140 raise ValueError("state with version %s passed to "
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141 "Random.setstate() of version %s" %
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142 (version, self.VERSION))
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143
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144 ## ---- Methods below this point do not need to be overridden when
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145 ## ---- subclassing for the purpose of using a different core generator.
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146
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147 ## -------------------- pickle support -------------------
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148
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149 def __getstate__(self): # for pickle
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150 return self.getstate()
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151
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152 def __setstate__(self, state): # for pickle
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153 self.setstate(state)
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154
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155 def __reduce__(self):
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156 return self.__class__, (), self.getstate()
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157
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158 ## -------------------- integer methods -------------------
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159
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160 def randrange(self, start, stop=None, step=1, int=int, default=None,
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161 maxwidth=1L<<BPF):
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162 """Choose a random item from range(start, stop[, step]).
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163
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164 This fixes the problem with randint() which includes the
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165 endpoint; in Python this is usually not what you want.
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166 Do not supply the 'int', 'default', and 'maxwidth' arguments.
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167 """
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168
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169 # This code is a bit messy to make it fast for the
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170 # common case while still doing adequate error checking.
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171 istart = int(start)
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172 if istart != start:
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173 raise ValueError, "non-integer arg 1 for randrange()"
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174 if stop is default:
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175 if istart > 0:
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176 if istart >= maxwidth:
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177 return self._randbelow(istart)
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178 return int(self.random() * istart)
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179 raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange()"
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180
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181 # stop argument supplied.
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182 istop = int(stop)
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183 if istop != stop:
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184 raise ValueError, "non-integer stop for randrange()"
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185 width = istop - istart
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186 if step == 1 and width > 0:
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187 # Note that
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188 # int(istart + self.random()*width)
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189 # instead would be incorrect. For example, consider istart
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190 # = -2 and istop = 0. Then the guts would be in
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191 # -2.0 to 0.0 exclusive on both ends (ignoring that random()
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192 # might return 0.0), and because int() truncates toward 0, the
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193 # final result would be -1 or 0 (instead of -2 or -1).
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194 # istart + int(self.random()*width)
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195 # would also be incorrect, for a subtler reason: the RHS
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196 # can return a long, and then randrange() would also return
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197 # a long, but we're supposed to return an int (for backward
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198 # compatibility).
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199
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200 if width >= maxwidth:
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201 return int(istart + self._randbelow(width))
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202 return int(istart + int(self.random()*width))
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203 if step == 1:
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204 raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange() (%d,%d, %d)" % (istart, istop, width)
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205
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206 # Non-unit step argument supplied.
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207 istep = int(step)
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208 if istep != step:
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209 raise ValueError, "non-integer step for randrange()"
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210 if istep > 0:
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211 n = (width + istep - 1) // istep
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212 elif istep < 0:
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213 n = (width + istep + 1) // istep
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214 else:
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215 raise ValueError, "zero step for randrange()"
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216
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217 if n <= 0:
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218 raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange()"
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219
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220 if n >= maxwidth:
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221 return istart + istep*self._randbelow(n)
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222 return istart + istep*int(self.random() * n)
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223
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224 def randint(self, a, b):
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225 """Return random integer in range [a, b], including both end points.
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226 """
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227
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228 return self.randrange(a, b+1)
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229
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230 def _randbelow(self, n, _log=_log, int=int, _maxwidth=1L<<BPF,
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231 _Method=_MethodType, _BuiltinMethod=_BuiltinMethodType):
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232 """Return a random int in the range [0,n)
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233
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234 Handles the case where n has more bits than returned
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235 by a single call to the underlying generator.
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236 """
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237
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238 try:
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239 getrandbits = self.getrandbits
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240 except AttributeError:
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241 pass
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242 else:
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243 # Only call self.getrandbits if the original random() builtin method
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244 # has not been overridden or if a new getrandbits() was supplied.
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245 # This assures that the two methods correspond.
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246 if type(self.random) is _BuiltinMethod or type(getrandbits) is _Method:
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247 k = int(1.00001 + _log(n-1, 2.0)) # 2**k > n-1 > 2**(k-2)
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248 r = getrandbits(k)
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249 while r >= n:
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250 r = getrandbits(k)
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251 return r
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252 if n >= _maxwidth:
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253 _warn("Underlying random() generator does not supply \n"
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254 "enough bits to choose from a population range this large")
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255 return int(self.random() * n)
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256
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257 ## -------------------- sequence methods -------------------
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259 def choice(self, seq):
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260 """Choose a random element from a non-empty sequence."""
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261 return seq[int(self.random() * len(seq))] # raises IndexError if seq is empty
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263 def shuffle(self, x, random=None, int=int):
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264 """x, random=random.random -> shuffle list x in place; return None.
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265
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266 Optional arg random is a 0-argument function returning a random
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267 float in [0.0, 1.0); by default, the standard random.random.
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268 """
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269
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270 if random is None:
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271 random = self.random
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272 for i in reversed(xrange(1, len(x))):
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273 # pick an element in x[:i+1] with which to exchange x[i]
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274 j = int(random() * (i+1))
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275 x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]
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276
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277 def sample(self, population, k):
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278 """Chooses k unique random elements from a population sequence.
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279
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280 Returns a new list containing elements from the population while
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281 leaving the original population unchanged. The resulting list is
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282 in selection order so that all sub-slices will also be valid random
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283 samples. This allows raffle winners (the sample) to be partitioned
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284 into grand prize and second place winners (the subslices).
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285
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286 Members of the population need not be hashable or unique. If the
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287 population contains repeats, then each occurrence is a possible
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288 selection in the sample.
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289
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290 To choose a sample in a range of integers, use xrange as an argument.
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291 This is especially fast and space efficient for sampling from a
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292 large population: sample(xrange(10000000), 60)
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293 """
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294
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295 # XXX Although the documentation says `population` is "a sequence",
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296 # XXX attempts are made to cater to any iterable with a __len__
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297 # XXX method. This has had mixed success. Examples from both
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298 # XXX sides: sets work fine, and should become officially supported;
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299 # XXX dicts are much harder, and have failed in various subtle
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300 # XXX ways across attempts. Support for mapping types should probably
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301 # XXX be dropped (and users should pass mapping.keys() or .values()
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302 # XXX explicitly).
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303
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304 # Sampling without replacement entails tracking either potential
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305 # selections (the pool) in a list or previous selections in a set.
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306
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307 # When the number of selections is small compared to the
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308 # population, then tracking selections is efficient, requiring
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309 # only a small set and an occasional reselection. For
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310 # a larger number of selections, the pool tracking method is
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311 # preferred since the list takes less space than the
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312 # set and it doesn't suffer from frequent reselections.
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313
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314 n = len(population)
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315 if not 0 <= k <= n:
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316 raise ValueError, "sample larger than population"
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317 random = self.random
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318 _int = int
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319 result = [None] * k
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320 setsize = 21 # size of a small set minus size of an empty list
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321 if k > 5:
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322 setsize += 4 ** _ceil(_log(k * 3, 4)) # table size for big sets
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323 if n <= setsize or hasattr(population, "keys"):
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324 # An n-length list is smaller than a k-length set, or this is a
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325 # mapping type so the other algorithm wouldn't work.
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326 pool = list(population)
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327 for i in xrange(k): # invariant: non-selected at [0,n-i)
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328 j = _int(random() * (n-i))
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329 result[i] = pool[j]
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330 pool[j] = pool[n-i-1] # move non-selected item into vacancy
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331 else:
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332 try:
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333 selected = set()
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334 selected_add = selected.add
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335 for i in xrange(k):
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336 j = _int(random() * n)
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337 while j in selected:
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338 j = _int(random() * n)
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339 selected_add(j)
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340 result[i] = population[j]
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341 except (TypeError, KeyError): # handle (at least) sets
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342 if isinstance(population, list):
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343 raise
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344 return self.sample(tuple(population), k)
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345 return result
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346
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347 ## -------------------- real-valued distributions -------------------
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348
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349 ## -------------------- uniform distribution -------------------
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350
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351 def uniform(self, a, b):
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352 """Get a random number in the range [a, b)."""
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353 return a + (b-a) * self.random()
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355 ## -------------------- triangular --------------------
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356
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357 def triangular(self, low=0.0, high=1.0, mode=None):
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358 """Triangular distribution.
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359
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360 Continuous distribution bounded by given lower and upper limits,
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361 and having a given mode value in-between.
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362
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363 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_distribution
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364
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365 """
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366 u = self.random()
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367 c = 0.5 if mode is None else (mode - low) / (high - low)
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368 if u > c:
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369 u = 1.0 - u
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370 c = 1.0 - c
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371 low, high = high, low
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372 return low + (high - low) * (u * c) ** 0.5
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373
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374 ## -------------------- normal distribution --------------------
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376 def normalvariate(self, mu, sigma):
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377 """Normal distribution.
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378
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379 mu is the mean, and sigma is the standard deviation.
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380
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381 """
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382 # mu = mean, sigma = standard deviation
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383
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384 # Uses Kinderman and Monahan method. Reference: Kinderman,
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385 # A.J. and Monahan, J.F., "Computer generation of random
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386 # variables using the ratio of uniform deviates", ACM Trans
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387 # Math Software, 3, (1977), pp257-260.
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389 random = self.random
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390 while 1:
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391 u1 = random()
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392 u2 = 1.0 - random()
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393 z = NV_MAGICCONST*(u1-0.5)/u2
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394 zz = z*z/4.0
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395 if zz <= -_log(u2):
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396 break
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397 return mu + z*sigma
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398
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399 ## -------------------- lognormal distribution --------------------
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401 def lognormvariate(self, mu, sigma):
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402 """Log normal distribution.
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403
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404 If you take the natural logarithm of this distribution, you'll get a
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405 normal distribution with mean mu and standard deviation sigma.
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406 mu can have any value, and sigma must be greater than zero.
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407
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408 """
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409 return _exp(self.normalvariate(mu, sigma))
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410
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411 ## -------------------- exponential distribution --------------------
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412
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413 def expovariate(self, lambd):
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414 """Exponential distribution.
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415
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416 lambd is 1.0 divided by the desired mean. (The parameter would be
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418 values range from 0 to positive infinity.
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419
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420 """
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421 # lambd: rate lambd = 1/mean
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422 # ('lambda' is a Python reserved word)
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423
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424 random = self.random
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425 u = random()
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426 while u <= 1e-7:
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427 u = random()
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428 return -_log(u)/lambd
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429
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430 ## -------------------- von Mises distribution --------------------
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431
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432 def vonmisesvariate(self, mu, kappa):
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433 """Circular data distribution.
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434
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435 mu is the mean angle, expressed in radians between 0 and 2*pi, and
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436 kappa is the concentration parameter, which must be greater than or
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437 equal to zero. If kappa is equal to zero, this distribution reduces
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438 to a uniform random angle over the range 0 to 2*pi.
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439
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440 """
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441 # mu: mean angle (in radians between 0 and 2*pi)
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442 # kappa: concentration parameter kappa (>= 0)
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443 # if kappa = 0 generate uniform random angle
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444
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445 # Based upon an algorithm published in: Fisher, N.I.,
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446 # "Statistical Analysis of Circular Data", Cambridge
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447 # University Press, 1993.
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448
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449 # Thanks to Magnus Kessler for a correction to the
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450 # implementation of step 4.
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451
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452 random = self.random
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453 if kappa <= 1e-6:
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454 return TWOPI * random()
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455
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456 a = 1.0 + _sqrt(1.0 + 4.0 * kappa * kappa)
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457 b = (a - _sqrt(2.0 * a))/(2.0 * kappa)
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458 r = (1.0 + b * b)/(2.0 * b)
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459
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460 while 1:
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461 u1 = random()
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462
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463 z = _cos(_pi * u1)
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464 f = (1.0 + r * z)/(r + z)
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465 c = kappa * (r - f)
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466
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467 u2 = random()
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468
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469 if u2 < c * (2.0 - c) or u2 <= c * _exp(1.0 - c):
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470 break
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471
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472 u3 = random()
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473 if u3 > 0.5:
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474 theta = (mu % TWOPI) + _acos(f)
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475 else:
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476 theta = (mu % TWOPI) - _acos(f)
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477
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478 return theta
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479
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480 ## -------------------- gamma distribution --------------------
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481
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482 def gammavariate(self, alpha, beta):
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483 """Gamma distribution. Not the gamma function!
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484
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485 Conditions on the parameters are alpha > 0 and beta > 0.
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486
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487 """
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488
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489 # alpha > 0, beta > 0, mean is alpha*beta, variance is alpha*beta**2
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490
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491 # Warning: a few older sources define the gamma distribution in terms
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492 # of alpha > -1.0
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493 if alpha <= 0.0 or beta <= 0.0:
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494 raise ValueError, 'gammavariate: alpha and beta must be > 0.0'
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495
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496 random = self.random
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497 if alpha > 1.0:
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498
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499 # Uses R.C.H. Cheng, "The generation of Gamma
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500 # variables with non-integral shape parameters",
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501 # Applied Statistics, (1977), 26, No. 1, p71-74
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502
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503 ainv = _sqrt(2.0 * alpha - 1.0)
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504 bbb = alpha - LOG4
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505 ccc = alpha + ainv
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506
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507 while 1:
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508 u1 = random()
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509 if not 1e-7 < u1 < .9999999:
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510 continue
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511 u2 = 1.0 - random()
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512 v = _log(u1/(1.0-u1))/ainv
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513 x = alpha*_exp(v)
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514 z = u1*u1*u2
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515 r = bbb+ccc*v-x
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516 if r + SG_MAGICCONST - 4.5*z >= 0.0 or r >= _log(z):
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517 return x * beta
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518
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519 elif alpha == 1.0:
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520 # expovariate(1)
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521 u = random()
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522 while u <= 1e-7:
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523 u = random()
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524 return -_log(u) * beta
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526 else: # alpha is between 0 and 1 (exclusive)
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528 # Uses ALGORITHM GS of Statistical Computing - Kennedy & Gentle
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530 while 1:
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531 u = random()
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532 b = (_e + alpha)/_e
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533 p = b*u
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534 if p <= 1.0:
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535 x = p ** (1.0/alpha)
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536 else:
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537 x = -_log((b-p)/alpha)
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538 u1 = random()
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539 if p > 1.0:
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540 if u1 <= x ** (alpha - 1.0):
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541 break
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542 elif u1 <= _exp(-x):
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543 break
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544 return x * beta
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545
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546 ## -------------------- Gauss (faster alternative) --------------------
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547
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548 def gauss(self, mu, sigma):
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549 """Gaussian distribution.
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550
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551 mu is the mean, and sigma is the standard deviation. This is
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552 slightly faster than the normalvariate() function.
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553
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554 Not thread-safe without a lock around calls.
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555
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556 """
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557
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558 # When x and y are two variables from [0, 1), uniformly
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559 # distributed, then
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560 #
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561 # cos(2*pi*x)*sqrt(-2*log(1-y))
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562 # sin(2*pi*x)*sqrt(-2*log(1-y))
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563 #
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564 # are two *independent* variables with normal distribution
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565 # (mu = 0, sigma = 1).
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566 # (Lambert Meertens)
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567 # (corrected version; bug discovered by Mike Miller, fixed by LM)
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568
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569 # Multithreading note: When two threads call this function
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570 # simultaneously, it is possible that they will receive the
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571 # same return value. The window is very small though. To
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572 # avoid this, you have to use a lock around all calls. (I
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573 # didn't want to slow this down in the serial case by using a
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574 # lock here.)
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575
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576 random = self.random
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577 z = self.gauss_next
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578 self.gauss_next = None
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579 if z is None:
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580 x2pi = random() * TWOPI
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581 g2rad = _sqrt(-2.0 * _log(1.0 - random()))
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582 z = _cos(x2pi) * g2rad
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583 self.gauss_next = _sin(x2pi) * g2rad
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584
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585 return mu + z*sigma
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586
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587 ## -------------------- beta --------------------
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588 ## See
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589 ## http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=130030&group_id=5470
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590 ## for Ivan Frohne's insightful analysis of why the original implementation:
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591 ##
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592 ## def betavariate(self, alpha, beta):
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593 ## # Discrete Event Simulation in C, pp 87-88.
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594 ##
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595 ## y = self.expovariate(alpha)
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596 ## z = self.expovariate(1.0/beta)
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597 ## return z/(y+z)
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598 ##
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599 ## was dead wrong, and how it probably got that way.
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600
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601 def betavariate(self, alpha, beta):
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602 """Beta distribution.
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603
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604 Conditions on the parameters are alpha > 0 and beta > 0.
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605 Returned values range between 0 and 1.
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606
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607 """
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608
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609 # This version due to Janne Sinkkonen, and matches all the std
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610 # texts (e.g., Knuth Vol 2 Ed 3 pg 134 "the beta distribution").
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611 y = self.gammavariate(alpha, 1.)
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612 if y == 0:
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613 return 0.0
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614 else:
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615 return y / (y + self.gammavariate(beta, 1.))
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616
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617 ## -------------------- Pareto --------------------
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618
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619 def paretovariate(self, alpha):
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620 """Pareto distribution. alpha is the shape parameter."""
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621 # Jain, pg. 495
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622
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623 u = 1.0 - self.random()
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624 return 1.0 / pow(u, 1.0/alpha)
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625
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626 ## -------------------- Weibull --------------------
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627
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628 def weibullvariate(self, alpha, beta):
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629 """Weibull distribution.
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630
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631 alpha is the scale parameter and beta is the shape parameter.
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632
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633 """
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634 # Jain, pg. 499; bug fix courtesy Bill Arms
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635
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636 u = 1.0 - self.random()
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637 return alpha * pow(-_log(u), 1.0/beta)
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638
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639 ## -------------------- Wichmann-Hill -------------------
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640
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641 class WichmannHill(Random):
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642
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643 VERSION = 1 # used by getstate/setstate
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644
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645 def seed(self, a=None):
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646 """Initialize internal state from hashable object.
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647
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648 None or no argument seeds from current time or from an operating
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649 system specific randomness source if available.
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650
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651 If a is not None or an int or long, hash(a) is used instead.
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652
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653 If a is an int or long, a is used directly. Distinct values between
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654 0 and 27814431486575L inclusive are guaranteed to yield distinct
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655 internal states (this guarantee is specific to the default
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656 Wichmann-Hill generator).
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657 """
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658
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659 if a is None:
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660 try:
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661 a = long(_hexlify(_urandom(16)), 16)
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662 except NotImplementedError:
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663 import time
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664 a = long(time.time() * 256) # use fractional seconds
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665
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666 if not isinstance(a, (int, long)):
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667 a = hash(a)
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668
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669 a, x = divmod(a, 30268)
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670 a, y = divmod(a, 30306)
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671 a, z = divmod(a, 30322)
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672 self._seed = int(x)+1, int(y)+1, int(z)+1
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673
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674 self.gauss_next = None
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675
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676 def random(self):
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677 """Get the next random number in the range [0.0, 1.0)."""
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678
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679 # Wichman-Hill random number generator.
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680 #
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681 # Wichmann, B. A. & Hill, I. D. (1982)
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682 # Algorithm AS 183:
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683 # An efficient and portable pseudo-random number generator
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684 # Applied Statistics 31 (1982) 188-190
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685 #
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686 # see also:
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687 # Correction to Algorithm AS 183
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688 # Applied Statistics 33 (1984) 123
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689 #
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690 # McLeod, A. I. (1985)
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691 # A remark on Algorithm AS 183
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692 # Applied Statistics 34 (1985),198-200
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693
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694 # This part is thread-unsafe:
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695 # BEGIN CRITICAL SECTION
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696 x, y, z = self._seed
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697 x = (171 * x) % 30269
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698 y = (172 * y) % 30307
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699 z = (170 * z) % 30323
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700 self._seed = x, y, z
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701 # END CRITICAL SECTION
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702
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703 # Note: on a platform using IEEE-754 double arithmetic, this can
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704 # never return 0.0 (asserted by Tim; proof too long for a comment).
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705 return (x/30269.0 + y/30307.0 + z/30323.0) % 1.0
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706
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707 def getstate(self):
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708 """Return internal state; can be passed to setstate() later."""
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709 return self.VERSION, self._seed, self.gauss_next
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710
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711 def setstate(self, state):
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712 """Restore internal state from object returned by getstate()."""
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713 version = state[0]
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714 if version == 1:
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715 version, self._seed, self.gauss_next = state
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716 else:
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717 raise ValueError("state with version %s passed to "
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718 "Random.setstate() of version %s" %
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719 (version, self.VERSION))
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720
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721 def jumpahead(self, n):
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722 """Act as if n calls to random() were made, but quickly.
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723
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724 n is an int, greater than or equal to 0.
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725
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726 Example use: If you have 2 threads and know that each will
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727 consume no more than a million random numbers, create two Random
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728 objects r1 and r2, then do
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729 r2.setstate(r1.getstate())
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730 r2.jumpahead(1000000)
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731 Then r1 and r2 will use guaranteed-disjoint segments of the full
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732 period.
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733 """
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734
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735 if not n >= 0:
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736 raise ValueError("n must be >= 0")
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737 x, y, z = self._seed
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738 x = int(x * pow(171, n, 30269)) % 30269
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739 y = int(y * pow(172, n, 30307)) % 30307
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740 z = int(z * pow(170, n, 30323)) % 30323
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741 self._seed = x, y, z
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742
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743 def __whseed(self, x=0, y=0, z=0):
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744 """Set the Wichmann-Hill seed from (x, y, z).
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745
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746 These must be integers in the range [0, 256).
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747 """
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748
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749 if not type(x) == type(y) == type(z) == int:
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750 raise TypeError('seeds must be integers')
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751 if not (0 <= x < 256 and 0 <= y < 256 and 0 <= z < 256):
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752 raise ValueError('seeds must be in range(0, 256)')
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753 if 0 == x == y == z:
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754 # Initialize from current time
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755 import time
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756 t = long(time.time() * 256)
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757 t = int((t&0xffffff) ^ (t>>24))
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758 t, x = divmod(t, 256)
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759 t, y = divmod(t, 256)
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760 t, z = divmod(t, 256)
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761 # Zero is a poor seed, so substitute 1
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762 self._seed = (x or 1, y or 1, z or 1)
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763
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764 self.gauss_next = None
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765
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766 def whseed(self, a=None):
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767 """Seed from hashable object's hash code.
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768
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769 None or no argument seeds from current time. It is not guaranteed
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770 that objects with distinct hash codes lead to distinct internal
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771 states.
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772
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773 This is obsolete, provided for compatibility with the seed routine
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774 used prior to Python 2.1. Use the .seed() method instead.
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775 """
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776
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777 if a is None:
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778 self.__whseed()
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779 return
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780 a = hash(a)
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781 a, x = divmod(a, 256)
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782 a, y = divmod(a, 256)
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783 a, z = divmod(a, 256)
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784 x = (x + a) % 256 or 1
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785 y = (y + a) % 256 or 1
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786 z = (z + a) % 256 or 1
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787 self.__whseed(x, y, z)
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788
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789 ## --------------- Operating System Random Source ------------------
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790
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791 class SystemRandom(Random):
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792 """Alternate random number generator using sources provided
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793 by the operating system (such as /dev/urandom on Unix or
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794 CryptGenRandom on Windows).
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795
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796 Not available on all systems (see os.urandom() for details).
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797 """
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798
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799 def random(self):
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800 """Get the next random number in the range [0.0, 1.0)."""
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801 return (long(_hexlify(_urandom(7)), 16) >> 3) * RECIP_BPF
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802
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803 def getrandbits(self, k):
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804 """getrandbits(k) -> x. Generates a long int with k random bits."""
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805 if k <= 0:
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806 raise ValueError('number of bits must be greater than zero')
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807 if k != int(k):
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808 raise TypeError('number of bits should be an integer')
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809 bytes = (k + 7) // 8 # bits / 8 and rounded up
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810 x = long(_hexlify(_urandom(bytes)), 16)
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811 return x >> (bytes * 8 - k) # trim excess bits
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812
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813 def _stub(self, *args, **kwds):
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814 "Stub method. Not used for a system random number generator."
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815 return None
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816 seed = jumpahead = _stub
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817
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818 def _notimplemented(self, *args, **kwds):
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819 "Method should not be called for a system random number generator."
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820 raise NotImplementedError('System entropy source does not have state.')
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821 getstate = setstate = _notimplemented
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822
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823 ## -------------------- test program --------------------
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824
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825 def _test_generator(n, func, args):
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826 import time
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827 print n, 'times', func.__name__
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828 total = 0.0
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62aeefa01fdd Whitespace normalization.
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829 sqsum = 0.0
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830 smallest = 1e10
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831 largest = -1e10
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832 t0 = time.time()
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833 for i in range(n):
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834 x = func(*args)
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835 total += x
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836 sqsum = sqsum + x*x
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837 smallest = min(x, smallest)
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838 largest = max(x, largest)
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839 t1 = time.time()
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840 print round(t1-t0, 3), 'sec,',
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841 avg = total/n
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842 stddev = _sqrt(sqsum/n - avg*avg)
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843 print 'avg %g, stddev %g, min %g, max %g' % \
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844 (avg, stddev, smallest, largest)
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45728bfecb76 Random variable generators
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diff changeset
845
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846
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847 def _test(N=2000):
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848 _test_generator(N, random, ())
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849 _test_generator(N, normalvariate, (0.0, 1.0))
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850 _test_generator(N, lognormvariate, (0.0, 1.0))
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diff changeset
851 _test_generator(N, vonmisesvariate, (0.0, 1.0))
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852 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (0.01, 1.0))
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853 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (0.1, 1.0))
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854 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (0.1, 2.0))
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855 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (0.5, 1.0))
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diff changeset
856 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (0.9, 1.0))
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857 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (1.0, 1.0))
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858 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (2.0, 1.0))
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diff changeset
859 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (20.0, 1.0))
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860 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (200.0, 1.0))
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861 _test_generator(N, gauss, (0.0, 1.0))
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862 _test_generator(N, betavariate, (3.0, 3.0))
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863 _test_generator(N, triangular, (0.0, 1.0, 1.0/3.0))
16265
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864
16292
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865 # Create one instance, seeded from current time, and export its methods
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866 # as module-level functions. The functions share state across all uses
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867 #(both in the user's code and in the Python libraries), but that's fine
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868 # for most programs and is easier for the casual user than making them
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869 # instantiate their own Random() instance.
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parents: 26564
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870
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871 _inst = Random()
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872 seed = _inst.seed
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873 random = _inst.random
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874 uniform = _inst.uniform
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875 triangular = _inst.triangular
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876 randint = _inst.randint
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parents: 15871
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877 choice = _inst.choice
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878 randrange = _inst.randrange
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879 sample = _inst.sample
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parents: 15871
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880 shuffle = _inst.shuffle
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parents: 15871
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881 normalvariate = _inst.normalvariate
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882 lognormvariate = _inst.lognormvariate
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883 expovariate = _inst.expovariate
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884 vonmisesvariate = _inst.vonmisesvariate
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885 gammavariate = _inst.gammavariate
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886 gauss = _inst.gauss
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887 betavariate = _inst.betavariate
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888 paretovariate = _inst.paretovariate
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889 weibullvariate = _inst.weibullvariate
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890 getstate = _inst.getstate
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parents: 15871
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891 setstate = _inst.setstate
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parents: 16242
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892 jumpahead = _inst.jumpahead
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parents: 30346
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893 getrandbits = _inst.getrandbits
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894
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895 if __name__ == '__main__':
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896 _test()