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).

locarray_like, optional

Location parameter (default=0).

sizeint or tuple of ints, optional

Defining number of random variates (Default is 1). Note that size has to be given as keyword, not as positional argument.

random_stateNone or int or np.random.RandomState instance, optional

If int or RandomState, use it for drawing the random variates. If None, rely on self.random_state. Default is None.

Returns

rvsndarray or scalar

Random variates of given size.