Cargo
rand_distr
Sampling from random number distributions
randomprobabilitydistributionrngalgorithmsno-std
github.com/rust-random/rand_distrrust-random.github.io/bookMITDiggory Hardy, Vinzent Steinberg3M / week26 · 17 forks · 63 contributors
Release cadenceEvery 5 months
Last releaseFeb 10, 2026
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Changelog quality53% curated
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Breaking changes and a migration checklist for each major versionrand_distr 0.5 → 0.60.5.1 → 0.6.0Feb 10, 2026 BreakingBreaking2Platform1New3Changed1Fixed7Other1rand_distr 0.4 → 0.50.4.3 → 0.5.1Feb 20, 2025 BreakingBreaking16Platform1New3Changed2Fixed8Other2rand_distr 0.3 → 0.40.3.0 → 0.4.3Jan 18, 2022 Review neededNew10Changed2Fixed1Other3rand_distr 0.2 → 0.30.2.2 → 0.3.0Aug 25, 2020 BreakingBreaking2New4Changed3Other4
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0.6.0 StableFeb 10, 2026Breaking2Platform1New3Changed1Fixed7Other10.6.0-rc.0 RCSep 15, 2025No notes published0.5.1 youStableFeb 20, 2025Fixed10.5.0 StableJan 27, 2025Breaking16Platform1New3Changed2Fixed7Other20.5.0-beta.3 BetaJan 14, 2025No notes published0.5.0-beta.2 BetaNov 30, 2024No notes published0.5.0-beta.1 BetaNov 27, 2024No notes published0.5.0-beta.0 BetaNov 26, 2024No notes published0.5.0-alpha.3 AlphaJul 31, 2024No notes published0.5.0-alpha.2 AlphaJul 31, 2024No notes published0.5.0-alpha.1 AlphaMar 18, 2024No notes published0.5.0-alpha.0 AlphaFeb 18, 2024No notes published0.4.3 StableJan 18, 2022Fixed10.4.2 StableSep 18, 2021New30.4.1 StableJun 15, 2021New4Changed1Other20.4.0 StableDec 19, 2020New3Changed1Other10.3.0 StableAug 25, 2020Breaking2New4Changed3Other40.2.2 StableSep 9, 2019Fixed20.2.1 YankedJun 28, 2019Changed1Fixed10.2.0 YankedJun 12, 2019No changes listed