From da09ef807b162cdfbc58460b2eddf5b1a94881bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hettinger Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 08:29:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] gh-149221: Minor comment edit (gh-149278) Minor comment edit --- Lib/random.py | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Lib/random.py b/Lib/random.py index dc037629bab..726a71e7828 100644 --- a/Lib/random.py +++ b/Lib/random.py @@ -838,9 +838,8 @@ class Random(_random.Random): while True: try: y += _floor(_log2(random()) / c) + 1 - # The random() function can return 0.0, which causes log2(0.0) to raise a ValueError. - # See https://github.com/python/cpython/issue/149221 except ValueError: + # Reject case where random() returned 0.0 continue if y > n: return x