From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:07:18 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: SF# 1635892:  Fix docs for betavariate's input parameters .
X-Git-Tag: v2.6a1~2252
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1b0ce8527112b997194a4e2fb9a1a850c6d73ee8;p=python

SF# 1635892:  Fix docs for betavariate's input parameters .
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/librandom.tex b/Doc/lib/librandom.tex
index c6b88469a3..78c536b321 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/librandom.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/librandom.tex
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ these equations can be found in any statistics text.
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{betavariate}{alpha, beta}
   Beta distribution.  Conditions on the parameters are
-  \code{\var{alpha} > -1} and \code{\var{beta} > -1}.
+  \code{\var{alpha} > 0} and \code{\var{beta} > 0}.
   Returned values range between 0 and 1.
 \end{funcdesc}
 
diff --git a/Lib/random.py b/Lib/random.py
index b80f1a1c3f..ed87ddd64e 100644
--- a/Lib/random.py
+++ b/Lib/random.py
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ class Random(_random.Random):
     def betavariate(self, alpha, beta):
         """Beta distribution.
 
-        Conditions on the parameters are alpha > -1 and beta} > -1.
+        Conditions on the parameters are alpha > 0 and beta > 0.
         Returned values range between 0 and 1.
 
         """