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--- a/Lib/random.py
+++ b/Lib/random.py
@@ -470,6 +470,12 @@ class Random(_random.Random):
Conditions on the parameters are alpha > 0 and beta > 0.
+ The probability distribution function is:
+
+ x ** (alpha - 1) * math.exp(-x / beta)
+ pdf(x) = --------------------------------------
+ math.gamma(alpha) * beta ** alpha
+
"""
# alpha > 0, beta > 0, mean is alpha*beta, variance is alpha*beta**2