# File: random-example-3.py

import random

histogram = [0] * 20

# calculate histogram for gaussian
# noise, using average=5, stddev=1
for i in range(1000):
    i = int(random.gauss(5, 1) * 2)
    histogram[i] = histogram[i] + 1

# print the histogram
m = max(histogram)
for v in histogram:
    print "*" * (v * 50 / m)

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