[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1541: random.uniform gives inf when using finfo('float').min, finfo('float').max as intervall

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#1541: random.uniform gives inf when using finfo('float').min, finfo('float').max
as intervall
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 Reporter:  bowie_22                            |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect                              |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal                              |   Milestone:  1.5.0   
Component:  numpy.random                        |     Version:  1.4.0   
 Keywords:  Random.uniform  inf finfo('float')  |  
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 Using the following statement gives also inf as output.


 {{{
 print(np.random.uniform(np.finfo('float').min, np.finfo('float').max,
 size=(2,2)))
 [[ Inf  Inf]
  [ Inf  Inf]]
 }}}

 some "experiments" have shown the follwing behavior:


 {{{
  print(np.random.uniform(-1.7976931348623157e+292, np.finfo('float').max,
 size=(2,2)))
 [[ Inf  Inf]
  [ Inf  Inf]]

 }}}


 {{{
 print(np.random.uniform(-1.7976931348623157e+291, np.finfo('float').max,
 size=(2,2)))
 [[  3.02733730e+307   5.55521694e+307]
  [  1.64373640e+308   1.54380200e+308]]

 }}}

 Where

 {{{
  print(np.finfo('float').max)
 1.79769313486e+308
 }}}

 and

 {{{
  print(np.finfo('float').min)
 -1.79769313486e+308
 }}}

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