From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:23:39 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Bug #1590891: random.randrange don't return correct value for big number
X-Git-Tag: v2.4.5c1~23
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7c6e470067faa954e9a0db7ae0952fbeab7c02cf;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

Bug #1590891: random.randrange don't return correct value for big number
---

diff --git a/Lib/random.py b/Lib/random.py
index 3795b4211d8e..c86e17a736dd 100644
--- a/Lib/random.py
+++ b/Lib/random.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class Random(_random.Random):
             raise ValueError, "empty range for randrange()"
 
         if n >= maxwidth:
-            return istart + self._randbelow(n)
+            return istart + istep*self._randbelow(n)
         return istart + istep*int(self.random() * n)
 
     def randint(self, a, b):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ccb37a76969c..1f36ca82f6dd 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ What's New in Python 2.4.5c1?
 Core and builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Bug #1590891: random.randrange don't return correct value for big number
+
 - Bug #1542016: make sys.callstats() match its docstring and return an
   11-tuple (only relevant when Python is compiled with -DCALL_PROFILE).