Bugs item #1658430, was opened at 2007-02-12 21:45
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.5
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Duplicate
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Alain Spineux (aspineux)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: random.betavariate(-0,5, -0,5)
Initial Comment:
I the "Python Library Reference", about random module, I read :
betavariate(alpha, beta)
Beta distribution. Conditions on the parameters are alpha > -1 and beta >
-1. Returned values range between 0 and 1.
But
>>> import random
>>> random.betavariate(-0.5, -0.5)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/random.py", line 575, in betavariate
y = self.gammavariate(alpha, 1.)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/random.py", line 458, in gammavariate
raise ValueError, 'gammavariate: alpha and beta must be > 0.0'
ValueError: gammavariate: alpha and beta must be > 0.0
The documentation is probably inaccurate, because they are two beta
distribution usage in the math world:
one with alpha and beta >0 (the common one)
and the other whit alpha' and beta' > -1 where alpha'=alpha-1 and beta'=beta-1
this could explain the mistake.
Finally, I thing the documentation should specify :
alpha > 0 and beta > 0
The problem exist in Python 2.4.3 and probably in all versions.
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>Comment By: Georg Brandl (gbrandl)
Date: 2007-02-12 23:09
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This is already fixed in the development docs. Thanks for reporting it
anyway!
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