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O(lgN) weighted random python
import random
from bisect import bisect
class WeightedRandom2(object):
def __init__(self, weights):
# init interval tree
self._psum = []
self._wsum = 0
for k,v in weights.items():
assert v > 0, "weight must be a positive integer"
self._wsum += v
self._psum.append(self._wsum)
def generate(self):
rnd = random.random() * self._wsum
return bisect(self._psum, rnd)
# Simple test
from collections import Counter
c = Counter()
wr = WeightedRandom2({1:90,2:5,3:5})
for _ in range(20000):
c[wr.generate()] += 1
print(c)
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