summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/Doc
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2016-02-19 07:57:38 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2016-02-19 07:57:38 (GMT)
commit92849d1721afce2f05ac1838a676f36c12d8e442 (patch)
tree7449881d406380923644d9e08c86f1f2fe906f2d /Doc
parenteac17b8955278619ec1db7c5e70748b3ac7b83fe (diff)
downloadcpython-92849d1721afce2f05ac1838a676f36c12d8e442.zip
cpython-92849d1721afce2f05ac1838a676f36c12d8e442.tar.gz
cpython-92849d1721afce2f05ac1838a676f36c12d8e442.tar.bz2
Closes #20169: fix inner links random doc.
Diffstat (limited to 'Doc')
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/random.rst12
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/random.rst b/Doc/library/random.rst
index f8b7727..58e0b17 100644
--- a/Doc/library/random.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/random.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ On the real line, there are functions to compute uniform, normal (Gaussian),
lognormal, negative exponential, gamma, and beta distributions. For generating
distributions of angles, the von Mises distribution is available.
-Almost all module functions depend on the basic function :func:`random`, which
+Almost all module functions depend on the basic function :func:`.random`, which
generates a random float uniformly in the semi-open range [0.0, 1.0). Python
uses the Mersenne Twister as the core generator. It produces 53-bit precision
floats and has a period of 2\*\*19937-1. The underlying implementation in C is
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ instance of the :class:`random.Random` class. You can instantiate your own
instances of :class:`Random` to get generators that don't share state.
Class :class:`Random` can also be subclassed if you want to use a different
-basic generator of your own devising: in that case, override the :meth:`random`,
-:meth:`seed`, :meth:`getstate`, and :meth:`setstate` methods.
-Optionally, a new generator can supply a :meth:`getrandbits` method --- this
+basic generator of your own devising: in that case, override the :meth:`~Random.random`,
+:meth:`~Random.seed`, :meth:`~Random.getstate`, and :meth:`~Random.setstate` methods.
+Optionally, a new generator can supply a :meth:`~Random.getrandbits` method --- this
allows :meth:`randrange` to produce selections over an arbitrarily large range.
The :mod:`random` module also provides the :class:`SystemRandom` class which
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Functions for sequences:
Shuffle the sequence *x* in place. The optional argument *random* is a
0-argument function returning a random float in [0.0, 1.0); by default, this is
- the function :func:`random`.
+ the function :func:`.random`.
Note that for even rather small ``len(x)``, the total number of permutations of
*x* is larger than the period of most random number generators; this implies
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ change across Python versions, but two aspects are guaranteed not to change:
* If a new seeding method is added, then a backward compatible seeder will be
offered.
-* The generator's :meth:`random` method will continue to produce the same
+* The generator's :meth:`~Random.random` method will continue to produce the same
sequence when the compatible seeder is given the same seed.
.. _random-examples: