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Op 08-09-13 04:12, Jason Friedman schreef:
> choices = dict()
> choices["apple"] = 10
> choices["pear"] = 20
> choices["banana"] = 15
> choices["orange"] = 25
> choices["kiwi"] = 30
>
> I want to pick sets of fruit, three in a set, where the chance of
> selecting a given fruit is proportional to its weight.  In the example
> above, pears should appear twice as often as apples and kiwis should
> appear twice as often as bananas.

Just a small question. Is a set of three bananas an acceptable outcome?

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Antoon Pardon