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scipy.stats.rv_discrete.rvs

rv_discrete.rvs(*args, **kwargs)

Random variates of given type.

Parameters :

arg1, arg2, arg3,... : array_like

The shape parameter(s) for the distribution (see docstring of the instance object for more information)

loc : array_like, optional

location parameter (default=0)

size : int or tuple of ints, optional

defining number of random variates (default=1)

Returns :

rvs : array_like

random variates of given size