Issue #18844: Make the various ways for specifing weights produce the same results.
diff --git a/Lib/random.py b/Lib/random.py
index ef8cb05..a047444 100644
--- a/Lib/random.py
+++ b/Lib/random.py
@@ -344,10 +344,12 @@
the selections are made with equal probability.
"""
+ random = self.random
if cum_weights is None:
if weights is None:
- choice = self.choice
- return [choice(population) for i in range(k)]
+ _int = int
+ total = len(population)
+ return [population[_int(random() * total)] for i in range(k)]
else:
cum_weights = list(_itertools.accumulate(weights))
elif weights is not None:
@@ -355,7 +357,6 @@
if len(cum_weights) != len(population):
raise ValueError('The number of weights does not match the population')
bisect = _bisect.bisect
- random = self.random
total = cum_weights[-1]
return [population[bisect(cum_weights, random() * total)] for i in range(k)]