New submission from Steven D'Aprano <steve+pyt...@pearwood.info>: As mentioned on the Python-List:
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2018-May/733061.html random.choices() silently returns the wrong values when cumulative weights are not given, i.e. if the user misreads the documentation and provides non-cumulative weights, expecting that cumulative weights will be constructed for them. I think that the documentation should be more clear, and preferably the choices() function ought to fail early when given invalid weights. ---------- components: Library (Lib) messages: 316499 nosy: mark.dickinson, rhettinger, steven.daprano priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: random.choices ought to check that cumulative weights are in ascending order type: enhancement versions: Python 3.8 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue33494> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
