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| author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2008-03-24 06:07:49 (GMT) |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2008-03-24 06:07:49 (GMT) |
| commit | d145240f9a164e7aea8424c844fe0402aab56454 (patch) | |
| tree | 7e2e4217aed5ce3e82e3edd48cd4143c4c627272 | |
| parent | 966d0e0930e9d73456a47ff459ea04ea8dc1cf9c (diff) | |
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Tighten documentation for Random.triangular.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/random.rst b/Doc/library/random.rst index a064ac4..712add4 100644 --- a/Doc/library/random.rst +++ b/Doc/library/random.rst @@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ be found in any statistics text. .. function:: triangular(low, high, mode) - Return a random floating point number *N* such that ``low <= N < high`` - and with the specified *mode* between those bounds. + Return a random floating point number *N* such that ``low <= N < high`` and + with the specified *mode* between those bounds. The *low* and *high* bounds + default to zero and one. The *mode* argument defaults to the midpoint + between the bounds, giving a symmetric distribution. - If *mode* is not specified or is ``None``, it defaults to the midpoint - between the upper and lower bounds, producing a symmetric distribution. + .. versionadded:: 2.6 - The default values for *low* and *high* are zero and one. .. function:: betavariate(alpha, beta) |