def randrange(self, start, stop=None, step=1, _int=int, _maxwidth=1L<<BPF):
        """Choose a random item from range(start, stop[, step]).

        This fixes the problem with randint() which includes the
        endpoint; in Python this is usually not what you want.

        """

        # This code is a bit messy to make it fast for the
        # common case while still doing adequate error checking.
        istart = _int(start)
        if istart != start:
            raise ValueError, "non-integer arg 1 for randrange()"
        if stop is None:
            if istart > 0:
                if istart >= _maxwidth:
                    return self._randbelow(istart)
                return _int(self.random() * istart)
            raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange()"

        # stop argument supplied.
        istop = _int(stop)
        if istop != stop:
            raise ValueError, "non-integer stop for randrange()"
        width = istop - istart
        if step == 1 and width > 0:
            # Note that
            #     int(istart + self.random()*width)
            # instead would be incorrect.  For example, consider istart
            # = -2 and istop = 0.  Then the guts would be in
            # -2.0 to 0.0 exclusive on both ends (ignoring that random()
            # might return 0.0), and because int() truncates toward 0, the
            # final result would be -1 or 0 (instead of -2 or -1).
            #     istart + int(self.random()*width)
            # would also be incorrect, for a subtler reason:  the RHS
            # can return a long, and then randrange() would also return
            # a long, but we're supposed to return an int (for backward
            # compatibility).

            if width >= _maxwidth:
                return _int(istart + self._randbelow(width))
            return _int(istart + _int(self.random()*width))
        if step == 1:
            raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange() (%d,%d, %d)" % (istart, istop, width)

        # Non-unit step argument supplied.
        istep = _int(step)
        if istep != step:
            raise ValueError, "non-integer step for randrange()"
        if istep > 0:
            n = (width + istep - 1) // istep
        elif istep < 0:
            n = (width + istep + 1) // istep
        else:
            raise ValueError, "zero step for randrange()"

        if n <= 0:
            raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange()"

        if n >= _maxwidth:
            return istart + istep*self._randbelow(n)
        return istart + istep*_int(self.random() * n)
def randrange(self, start, stop=None, step=1, _int=int, _maxwidth=1L<<BPF):
        """Choose a random item from range(start, stop[, step]).

        This fixes the problem with randint() which includes the
        endpoint; in Python this is usually not what you want.

        """

        # This code is a bit messy to make it fast for the
        # common case while still doing adequate error checking.
        istart = _int(start)
        if istart != start:
            raise ValueError, "non-integer arg 1 for randrange()"
        if stop is None:
            if istart > 0:
                if istart >= _maxwidth:
                    return self._randbelow(istart)
                return _int(self.random() * istart)
            raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange()"

        # stop argument supplied.
        istop = _int(stop)
        if istop != stop:
            raise ValueError, "non-integer stop for randrange()"
        width = istop - istart
        if step == 1 and width > 0:
            # Note that
            #     int(istart + self.random()*width)
            # instead would be incorrect.  For example, consider istart
            # = -2 and istop = 0.  Then the guts would be in
            # -2.0 to 0.0 exclusive on both ends (ignoring that random()
            # might return 0.0), and because int() truncates toward 0, the
            # final result would be -1 or 0 (instead of -2 or -1).
            #     istart + int(self.random()*width)
            # would also be incorrect, for a subtler reason:  the RHS
            # can return a long, and then randrange() would also return
            # a long, but we're supposed to return an int (for backward
            # compatibility).

            if width >= _maxwidth:
                return _int(istart + self._randbelow(width))
            return _int(istart + _int(self.random()*width))
        if step == 1:
            raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange() (%d,%d, %d)" % (istart, istop, width)

        # Non-unit step argument supplied.
        istep = _int(step)
        if istep != step:
            raise ValueError, "non-integer step for randrange()"
        if istep > 0:
            n = (width + istep - 1) // istep
        elif istep < 0:
            n = (width + istep + 1) // istep
        else:
            raise ValueError, "zero step for randrange()"

        if n <= 0:
            raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange()"

        if n >= _maxwidth:
            return istart + istep*self._randbelow(n)
        return istart + istep*_int(self.random() * n)
def randrange ( self , start , stop = None , step = 1 , _int = int , _maxwidth = 1L << BPF ) : # This code is a bit messy to make it fast for the # common case while still doing adequate error checking. istart = _int ( start ) if istart != start : raise ValueError , "non-integer arg 1 for randrange()" if stop is None : if istart > 0 : if istart >= _maxwidth : return self . _randbelow ( istart ) return _int ( self . random ( ) * istart ) raise ValueError , "empty range for randrange()" # stop argument supplied. istop = _int ( stop ) if istop != stop : raise ValueError , "non-integer stop for randrange()" width = istop - istart if step == 1 and width > 0 : # Note that #     int(istart + self.random()*width) # instead would be incorrect.  For example, consider istart # = -2 and istop = 0.  Then the guts would be in # -2.0 to 0.0 exclusive on both ends (ignoring that random() # might return 0.0), and because int() truncates toward 0, the # final result would be -1 or 0 (instead of -2 or -1). #     istart + int(self.random()*width) # would also be incorrect, for a subtler reason:  the RHS # can return a long, and then randrange() would also return # a long, but we're supposed to return an int (for backward # compatibility). if width >= _maxwidth : return _int ( istart + self . _randbelow ( width ) ) return _int ( istart + _int ( self . random ( ) * width ) ) if step == 1 : raise ValueError , "empty range for randrange() (%d,%d, %d)" % ( istart , istop , width ) # Non-unit step argument supplied. istep = _int ( step ) if istep != step : raise ValueError , "non-integer step for randrange()" if istep > 0 : n = ( width + istep - 1 ) // istep elif istep < 0 : n = ( width + istep + 1 ) // istep else : raise ValueError , "zero step for randrange()" if n <= 0 : raise ValueError , "empty range for randrange()" if n >= _maxwidth : return istart + istep * self . _randbelow ( n ) return istart + istep * _int ( self . random ( ) * n )
Choose a random item from range(start, stop[, step]).

        This fixes the problem with randint() which includes the
        endpoint; in Python this is usually not what you want.
Choose a random item from range ( start stop [ step ] ) .