From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 23:43:06 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Closes SF bug 527139.  Moved temp variables inside guard.
X-Git-Tag: v2.2.2b1~372
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c28e1f8fdbcb0b2e58e8365335ef95f63faea792;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

Closes SF bug 527139.  Moved temp variables inside guard.
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diff --git a/Lib/random.py b/Lib/random.py
index f502d1dee7c1..7ea6e230dec6 100644
--- a/Lib/random.py
+++ b/Lib/random.py
@@ -443,14 +443,9 @@ class Random:
 
     def gammavariate(self, alpha, beta):
         # beta times standard gamma
-        ainv = _sqrt(2.0 * alpha - 1.0)
-        return beta * self.stdgamma(alpha, ainv, alpha - LOG4, alpha + ainv)
-
-    def stdgamma(self, alpha, ainv, bbb, ccc):
-        # ainv = sqrt(2 * alpha - 1)
-        # bbb = alpha - log(4)
-        # ccc = alpha + ainv
+        return beta * self.stdgamma(alpha)
 
+    def stdgamma(self, alpha, *args):  # *args for Py2.2 compatiblity
         random = self.random
         if alpha <= 0.0:
             raise ValueError, 'stdgamma: alpha must be > 0.0'
@@ -461,6 +456,10 @@ class Random:
             # variables with non-integral shape parameters",
             # Applied Statistics, (1977), 26, No. 1, p71-74
 
+            ainv = _sqrt(2.0 * alpha - 1.0)
+            bbb = alpha - LOG4
+            ccc = alpha + ainv
+            
             while 1:
                 u1 = random()
                 u2 = random()