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Distribution.new_distribution(name, args, seed=None, use_speed=True)

Factory for creating new Distribution instances.

Parameters:

• name: the name of the random distribution to use at the core of this instance

• args: the arguments instances of that distribution require

• seed: optionally what to use as the initial seed to the RNG

• use_speed: allow this distribution to be overridden by the speed parameter in the config file, use a distribution based on that speed instead of the random one asked for