diff --git a/contrib/py_stress/stress.py b/contrib/py_stress/stress.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/contrib/py_stress/stress.py
+++ b/contrib/py_stress/stress.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ parser.add_option('-c', '--columns', type="int", dest="columns",
                   help="Number of columns per key", default=5)
 parser.add_option('-d', '--nodes', type="string", dest="nodes",
                   help="Host nodes (comma separated)", default="localhost")
-parser.add_option('-s', '--stdev', type="int", dest="stdev", default=0.1,
+parser.add_option('-s', '--stdev', type="float", dest="stdev", default=0.1,
                   help="standard deviation factor")
 parser.add_option('-r', '--random', action="store_true", dest="random",
                   help="use random key generator (stdev will have no effect)")
stress.py stdev accepts float instead of int.  Patch by Oren Benjamin; revied by brandonwilliams for CASSANDRA-<I>

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