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Stochastic estimation of pi using dask
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calculate_pi.py
import dask.bag as db
import random
NUM_SAMPLES=100
def inside(p):
x, y = random.random(), random.random()
return x*x + y*y < 1
def calc_pi():
count = db.from_sequence(range(0, NUM_SAMPLES)).filter(inside).count().compute()
return 4.0 * count / NUM_SAMPLES
print(calc_pi())
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