From: Raymond Hettinger Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:07:49 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Tighten documentation for Random.triangular. X-Git-Tag: v2.6a2~139 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d145240f9a164e7aea8424c844fe0402aab56454;p=python Tighten documentation for Random.triangular. --- diff --git a/Doc/library/random.rst b/Doc/library/random.rst index a064ac4246..712add4948 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)