1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/random.py b/Lib/random.py
index 7d8d4f3a40..11a0606e9c 100644
--- a/Lib/random.py
+++ b/Lib/random.py
@@ -341,6 +341,16 @@ class Random(_random.Random):
         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_distribution
 
         """
+        # Sanity check. According to the doc low must be less or equal to
+        # high. And mode should be somewhere between these bounds.
+        if low > high:
+            raise ValueError('high cannot be less then low.')
+        if mode is not None and (mode < low or mode > high):
+            raise ValueError('mode must be between low and high.')
+
+        if high == low:
+            return low
+
         u = self.random()
         c = 0.5 if mode is None else (mode - low) / (high - low)
         if u > c: