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1 """Random variable generators.
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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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39 from __future__ import division
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54 NV_MAGICCONST = 4 * _exp(-0.5)/_sqrt(2.0)
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56 LOG4 = _log(4.0)
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76 methods: random(), seed(), getstate(), and setstate().
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104 a = int(_hexlify(_urandom(16)), 16)
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113 """Return internal state; can be passed to setstate() later."""
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127 # version 2 to positive longs for version 3.
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128 try:
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129 internalstate = tuple( x % (2**32) for x in internalstate )
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130 except ValueError as e:
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131 raise TypeError from e
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132 super(Random, self).setstate(internalstate)
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133 else:
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134 raise ValueError("state with version %s passed to "
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135 "Random.setstate() of version %s" %
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136 (version, self.VERSION))
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137
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138 ## ---- Methods below this point do not need to be overridden when
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139 ## ---- subclassing for the purpose of using a different core generator.
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140
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141 ## -------------------- pickle support -------------------
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142
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143 def __getstate__(self): # for pickle
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144 return self.getstate()
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145
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146 def __setstate__(self, state): # for pickle
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147 self.setstate(state)
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148
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149 def __reduce__(self):
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150 return self.__class__, (), self.getstate()
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151
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152 ## -------------------- integer methods -------------------
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153
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154 def randrange(self, start, stop=None, step=1, int=int, default=None,
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155 maxwidth=1<<BPF):
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156 """Choose a random item from range(start, stop[, step]).
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157
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158 This fixes the problem with randint() which includes the
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159 endpoint; in Python this is usually not what you want.
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160 Do not supply the 'int', 'default', and 'maxwidth' arguments.
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161 """
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162
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163 # This code is a bit messy to make it fast for the
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164 # common case while still doing adequate error checking.
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165 istart = int(start)
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166 if istart != start:
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167 raise ValueError("non-integer arg 1 for randrange()")
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168 if stop is default:
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169 if istart > 0:
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170 if istart >= maxwidth:
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171 return self._randbelow(istart)
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172 return int(self.random() * istart)
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173 raise ValueError("empty range for randrange()")
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174
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175 # stop argument supplied.
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176 istop = int(stop)
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177 if istop != stop:
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178 raise ValueError("non-integer stop for randrange()")
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179 width = istop - istart
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180 if step == 1 and width > 0:
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181 # Note that
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182 # int(istart + self.random()*width)
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183 # instead would be incorrect. For example, consider istart
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184 # = -2 and istop = 0. Then the guts would be in
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185 # -2.0 to 0.0 exclusive on both ends (ignoring that random()
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186 # might return 0.0), and because int() truncates toward 0, the
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187 # final result would be -1 or 0 (instead of -2 or -1).
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188 # istart + int(self.random()*width)
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189 # would also be incorrect, for a subtler reason: the RHS
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190 # can return a long, and then randrange() would also return
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191 # a long, but we're supposed to return an int (for backward
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192 # compatibility).
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193
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194 if width >= maxwidth:
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195 return int(istart + self._randbelow(width))
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196 return int(istart + int(self.random()*width))
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197 if step == 1:
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198 raise ValueError("empty range for randrange() (%d,%d, %d)" % (istart, istop, width))
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199
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200 # Non-unit step argument supplied.
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201 istep = int(step)
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202 if istep != step:
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203 raise ValueError("non-integer step for randrange()")
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204 if istep > 0:
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205 n = (width + istep - 1) // istep
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206 elif istep < 0:
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207 n = (width + istep + 1) // istep
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208 else:
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209 raise ValueError("zero step for randrange()")
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211 if n <= 0:
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212 raise ValueError("empty range for randrange()")
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214 if n >= maxwidth:
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215 return istart + istep*self._randbelow(n)
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216 return istart + istep*int(self.random() * n)
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217
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218 def randint(self, a, b):
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219 """Return random integer in range [a, b], including both end points.
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220 """
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222 return self.randrange(a, b+1)
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223
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224 def _randbelow(self, n, _log=_log, int=int, _maxwidth=1<<BPF,
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225 _Method=_MethodType, _BuiltinMethod=_BuiltinMethodType):
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226 """Return a random int in the range [0,n)
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227
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228 Handles the case where n has more bits than returned
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229 by a single call to the underlying generator.
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230 """
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231
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232 try:
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233 getrandbits = self.getrandbits
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234 except AttributeError:
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235 pass
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236 else:
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237 # Only call self.getrandbits if the original random() builtin method
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238 # has not been overridden or if a new getrandbits() was supplied.
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239 # This assures that the two methods correspond.
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240 if type(self.random) is _BuiltinMethod or type(getrandbits) is _Method:
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241 k = int(1.00001 + _log(n-1, 2.0)) # 2**k > n-1 > 2**(k-2)
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242 r = getrandbits(k)
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243 while r >= n:
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244 r = getrandbits(k)
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245 return r
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246 if n >= _maxwidth:
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247 _warn("Underlying random() generator does not supply \n"
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248 "enough bits to choose from a population range this large")
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249 return int(self.random() * n)
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250
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253 def choice(self, seq):
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254 """Choose a random element from a non-empty sequence."""
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255 return seq[int(self.random() * len(seq))] # raises IndexError if seq is empty
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269 x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]
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272 """Chooses k unique random elements from a population sequence or set.
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290 # selections (the pool) in a list or previous selections in a set.
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314 pool = list(population)
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335 """Get a random number in the range [a, b)."""
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341 """Triangular distribution.
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346 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_distribution
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348 """
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349 u = self.random()
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350 c = 0.5 if mode is None else (mode - low) / (high - low)
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352 u = 1.0 - u
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355 return low + (high - low) * (u * c) ** 0.5
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360 """Normal distribution.
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367 # Uses Kinderman and Monahan method. Reference: Kinderman,
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368 # A.J. and Monahan, J.F., "Computer generation of random
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369 # variables using the ratio of uniform deviates", ACM Trans
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370 # Math Software, 3, (1977), pp257-260.
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372 random = self.random
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373 while 1:
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374 u1 = random()
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375 u2 = 1.0 - random()
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376 z = NV_MAGICCONST*(u1-0.5)/u2
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377 zz = z*z/4.0
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378 if zz <= -_log(u2):
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379 break
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380 return mu + z*sigma
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381
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382 ## -------------------- lognormal distribution --------------------
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384 def lognormvariate(self, mu, sigma):
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385 """Log normal distribution.
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386
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387 If you take the natural logarithm of this distribution, you'll get a
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388 normal distribution with mean mu and standard deviation sigma.
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389 mu can have any value, and sigma must be greater than zero.
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390
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391 """
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392 return _exp(self.normalvariate(mu, sigma))
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393
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394 ## -------------------- exponential distribution --------------------
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395
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396 def expovariate(self, lambd):
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397 """Exponential distribution.
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398
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399 lambd is 1.0 divided by the desired mean. (The parameter would be
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400 called "lambda", but that is a reserved word in Python.) Returned
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401 values range from 0 to positive infinity.
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402
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403 """
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404 # lambd: rate lambd = 1/mean
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405 # ('lambda' is a Python reserved word)
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407 random = self.random
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408 u = random()
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409 while u <= 1e-7:
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410 u = random()
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411 return -_log(u)/lambd
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412
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413 ## -------------------- von Mises distribution --------------------
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414
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415 def vonmisesvariate(self, mu, kappa):
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416 """Circular data distribution.
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417
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418 mu is the mean angle, expressed in radians between 0 and 2*pi, and
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419 kappa is the concentration parameter, which must be greater than or
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420 equal to zero. If kappa is equal to zero, this distribution reduces
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421 to a uniform random angle over the range 0 to 2*pi.
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422
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423 """
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424 # mu: mean angle (in radians between 0 and 2*pi)
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425 # kappa: concentration parameter kappa (>= 0)
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426 # if kappa = 0 generate uniform random angle
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427
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428 # Based upon an algorithm published in: Fisher, N.I.,
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429 # "Statistical Analysis of Circular Data", Cambridge
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430 # University Press, 1993.
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431
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432 # Thanks to Magnus Kessler for a correction to the
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433 # implementation of step 4.
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434
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435 random = self.random
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436 if kappa <= 1e-6:
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437 return TWOPI * random()
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438
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439 a = 1.0 + _sqrt(1.0 + 4.0 * kappa * kappa)
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440 b = (a - _sqrt(2.0 * a))/(2.0 * kappa)
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441 r = (1.0 + b * b)/(2.0 * b)
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442
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443 while 1:
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444 u1 = random()
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445
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446 z = _cos(_pi * u1)
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447 f = (1.0 + r * z)/(r + z)
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448 c = kappa * (r - f)
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450 u2 = random()
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452 if u2 < c * (2.0 - c) or u2 <= c * _exp(1.0 - c):
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453 break
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455 u3 = random()
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456 if u3 > 0.5:
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457 theta = (mu % TWOPI) + _acos(f)
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458 else:
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459 theta = (mu % TWOPI) - _acos(f)
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460
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461 return theta
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462
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463 ## -------------------- gamma distribution --------------------
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464
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465 def gammavariate(self, alpha, beta):
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466 """Gamma distribution. Not the gamma function!
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467
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468 Conditions on the parameters are alpha > 0 and beta > 0.
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469
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470 """
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471
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472 # alpha > 0, beta > 0, mean is alpha*beta, variance is alpha*beta**2
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473
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474 # Warning: a few older sources define the gamma distribution in terms
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475 # of alpha > -1.0
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476 if alpha <= 0.0 or beta <= 0.0:
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477 raise ValueError('gammavariate: alpha and beta must be > 0.0')
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478
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479 random = self.random
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480 if alpha > 1.0:
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481
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482 # Uses R.C.H. Cheng, "The generation of Gamma
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483 # variables with non-integral shape parameters",
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484 # Applied Statistics, (1977), 26, No. 1, p71-74
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486 ainv = _sqrt(2.0 * alpha - 1.0)
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487 bbb = alpha - LOG4
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488 ccc = alpha + ainv
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489
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490 while 1:
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491 u1 = random()
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492 if not 1e-7 < u1 < .9999999:
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493 continue
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494 u2 = 1.0 - random()
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495 v = _log(u1/(1.0-u1))/ainv
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496 x = alpha*_exp(v)
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497 z = u1*u1*u2
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498 r = bbb+ccc*v-x
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500 return x * beta
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502 elif alpha == 1.0:
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503 # expovariate(1)
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504 u = random()
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505 while u <= 1e-7:
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506 u = random()
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507 return -_log(u) * beta
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509 else: # alpha is between 0 and 1 (exclusive)
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511 # Uses ALGORITHM GS of Statistical Computing - Kennedy & Gentle
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513 while 1:
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514 u = random()
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515 b = (_e + alpha)/_e
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516 p = b*u
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517 if p <= 1.0:
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518 x = p ** (1.0/alpha)
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519 else:
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520 x = -_log((b-p)/alpha)
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521 u1 = random()
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522 if p > 1.0:
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523 if u1 <= x ** (alpha - 1.0):
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524 break
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525 elif u1 <= _exp(-x):
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526 break
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527 return x * beta
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528
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529 ## -------------------- Gauss (faster alternative) --------------------
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530
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531 def gauss(self, mu, sigma):
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532 """Gaussian distribution.
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533
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534 mu is the mean, and sigma is the standard deviation. This is
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535 slightly faster than the normalvariate() function.
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536
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537 Not thread-safe without a lock around calls.
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538
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539 """
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540
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541 # When x and y are two variables from [0, 1), uniformly
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542 # distributed, then
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543 #
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544 # cos(2*pi*x)*sqrt(-2*log(1-y))
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545 # sin(2*pi*x)*sqrt(-2*log(1-y))
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546 #
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547 # are two *independent* variables with normal distribution
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548 # (mu = 0, sigma = 1).
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549 # (Lambert Meertens)
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550 # (corrected version; bug discovered by Mike Miller, fixed by LM)
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551
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552 # Multithreading note: When two threads call this function
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553 # simultaneously, it is possible that they will receive the
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554 # same return value. The window is very small though. To
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555 # avoid this, you have to use a lock around all calls. (I
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556 # didn't want to slow this down in the serial case by using a
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557 # lock here.)
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558
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559 random = self.random
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560 z = self.gauss_next
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561 self.gauss_next = None
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562 if z is None:
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563 x2pi = random() * TWOPI
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564 g2rad = _sqrt(-2.0 * _log(1.0 - random()))
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565 z = _cos(x2pi) * g2rad
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566 self.gauss_next = _sin(x2pi) * g2rad
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567
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568 return mu + z*sigma
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570 ## -------------------- beta --------------------
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571 ## See
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572 ## http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=130030&group_id=5470
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573 ## for Ivan Frohne's insightful analysis of why the original implementation:
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574 ##
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575 ## def betavariate(self, alpha, beta):
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576 ## # Discrete Event Simulation in C, pp 87-88.
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577 ##
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578 ## y = self.expovariate(alpha)
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579 ## z = self.expovariate(1.0/beta)
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580 ## return z/(y+z)
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581 ##
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582 ## was dead wrong, and how it probably got that way.
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583
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584 def betavariate(self, alpha, beta):
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585 """Beta distribution.
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586
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587 Conditions on the parameters are alpha > 0 and beta > 0.
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588 Returned values range between 0 and 1.
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589
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590 """
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591
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592 # This version due to Janne Sinkkonen, and matches all the std
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593 # texts (e.g., Knuth Vol 2 Ed 3 pg 134 "the beta distribution").
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594 y = self.gammavariate(alpha, 1.)
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595 if y == 0:
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596 return 0.0
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597 else:
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598 return y / (y + self.gammavariate(beta, 1.))
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600 ## -------------------- Pareto --------------------
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602 def paretovariate(self, alpha):
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603 """Pareto distribution. alpha is the shape parameter."""
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604 # Jain, pg. 495
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606 u = 1.0 - self.random()
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607 return 1.0 / pow(u, 1.0/alpha)
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609 ## -------------------- Weibull --------------------
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611 def weibullvariate(self, alpha, beta):
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612 """Weibull distribution.
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614 alpha is the scale parameter and beta is the shape parameter.
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615
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616 """
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617 # Jain, pg. 499; bug fix courtesy Bill Arms
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619 u = 1.0 - self.random()
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620 return alpha * pow(-_log(u), 1.0/beta)
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621
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622 ## --------------- Operating System Random Source ------------------
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624 class SystemRandom(Random):
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625 """Alternate random number generator using sources provided
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626 by the operating system (such as /dev/urandom on Unix or
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627 CryptGenRandom on Windows).
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629 Not available on all systems (see os.urandom() for details).
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630 """
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631
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632 def random(self):
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633 """Get the next random number in the range [0.0, 1.0)."""
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634 return (int(_hexlify(_urandom(7)), 16) >> 3) * RECIP_BPF
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635
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636 def getrandbits(self, k):
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637 """getrandbits(k) -> x. Generates a long int with k random bits."""
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638 if k <= 0:
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639 raise ValueError('number of bits must be greater than zero')
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640 if k != int(k):
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641 raise TypeError('number of bits should be an integer')
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642 bytes = (k + 7) // 8 # bits / 8 and rounded up
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643 x = int(_hexlify(_urandom(bytes)), 16)
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644 return x >> (bytes * 8 - k) # trim excess bits
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645
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646 def seed(self, *args, **kwds):
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647 "Stub method. Not used for a system random number generator."
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648 return None
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649
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650 def _notimplemented(self, *args, **kwds):
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651 "Method should not be called for a system random number generator."
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652 raise NotImplementedError('System entropy source does not have state.')
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653 getstate = setstate = _notimplemented
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654
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655 ## -------------------- test program --------------------
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657 def _test_generator(n, func, args):
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658 import time
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659 print(n, 'times', func.__name__)
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660 total = 0.0
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661 sqsum = 0.0
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662 smallest = 1e10
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663 largest = -1e10
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664 t0 = time.time()
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665 for i in range(n):
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666 x = func(*args)
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667 total += x
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668 sqsum = sqsum + x*x
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669 smallest = min(x, smallest)
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670 largest = max(x, largest)
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671 t1 = time.time()
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672 print(round(t1-t0, 3), 'sec,', end=' ')
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673 avg = total/n
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674 stddev = _sqrt(sqsum/n - avg*avg)
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675 print('avg %g, stddev %g, min %g, max %g' % \
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676 (avg, stddev, smallest, largest))
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678
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679 def _test(N=2000):
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680 _test_generator(N, random, ())
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681 _test_generator(N, normalvariate, (0.0, 1.0))
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682 _test_generator(N, lognormvariate, (0.0, 1.0))
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683 _test_generator(N, vonmisesvariate, (0.0, 1.0))
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684 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (0.01, 1.0))
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685 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (0.1, 1.0))
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686 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (0.1, 2.0))
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687 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (0.5, 1.0))
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688 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (0.9, 1.0))
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689 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (1.0, 1.0))
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690 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (2.0, 1.0))
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691 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (20.0, 1.0))
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692 _test_generator(N, gammavariate, (200.0, 1.0))
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693 _test_generator(N, gauss, (0.0, 1.0))
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694 _test_generator(N, betavariate, (3.0, 3.0))
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695 _test_generator(N, triangular, (0.0, 1.0, 1.0/3.0))
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697 # Create one instance, seeded from current time, and export its methods
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698 # as module-level functions. The functions share state across all uses
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699 #(both in the user's code and in the Python libraries), but that's fine
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700 # for most programs and is easier for the casual user than making them
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701 # instantiate their own Random() instance.
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702
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703 _inst = Random()
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704 seed = _inst.seed
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705 random = _inst.random
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706 uniform = _inst.uniform
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707 triangular = _inst.triangular
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708 randint = _inst.randint
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709 choice = _inst.choice
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710 randrange = _inst.randrange
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711 sample = _inst.sample
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712 shuffle = _inst.shuffle
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713 normalvariate = _inst.normalvariate
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714 lognormvariate = _inst.lognormvariate
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715 expovariate = _inst.expovariate
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716 vonmisesvariate = _inst.vonmisesvariate
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717 gammavariate = _inst.gammavariate
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718 gauss = _inst.gauss
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719 betavariate = _inst.betavariate
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720 paretovariate = _inst.paretovariate
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721 weibullvariate = _inst.weibullvariate
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722 getstate = _inst.getstate
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723 setstate = _inst.setstate
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724 getrandbits = _inst.getrandbits
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727 _test()