parameters: (self, alpha)
return_statement: return 1.0 / pow(u, 1.0/alpha)
docstring: Pareto distribution.  alpha is the shape parameter.
docstring_summary: Pareto distribution.  alpha is the shape parameter.
docstring_tokens: Pareto distribution . alpha is the shape parameter .
function: def paretovariate(self, alpha):
          """Pareto distribution.  alpha is the shape parameter."""
          # Jain, pg. 495
  
          u = 1.0 - self.random()
          return 1.0 / pow(u, 1.0/alpha)
function_tokens: def paretovariate ( self , alpha ) : # Jain, pg. 495 u = 1.0 - self . random ( ) return 1.0 / pow ( u , 1.0 / alpha )