1 files changed, 23 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/functions.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/functions.py
index be1d8eb61..66954168c 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/functions.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/functions.py
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 from sqlalchemy import types as sqltypes
-from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import _Function, _literal_as_binds, ClauseList, _FigureVisitName
+from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import _Function, _literal_as_binds, \
+                                      ClauseList, _FigureVisitName
 from sqlalchemy.sql import operators
 
+
 class _GenericMeta(_FigureVisitName):
     def __init__(cls, clsname, bases, dict):
         cls.__visit_name__ = 'function'
         type.__init__(cls, clsname, bases, dict)
-       
+
     def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         args = [_literal_as_binds(c) for c in args]
         return type.__call__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        
+
 class GenericFunction(_Function):
     __metaclass__ = _GenericMeta
 
@@ -20,16 +22,21 @@ class GenericFunction(_Function):
         self.name = self.__class__.__name__
         self._bind = kwargs.get('bind', None)
         if group:
-            self.clause_expr = ClauseList(operator=operators.comma_op, group_contents=True, *args).self_group()
+            self.clause_expr = ClauseList(
+                operator=operators.comma_op,
+                group_contents=True, *args).self_group()
         else:
-            self.clause_expr = ClauseList(operator=operators.comma_op, group_contents=True, *args)
-        self.type = sqltypes.to_instance(type_ or getattr(self, '__return_type__', None))
-        
+            self.clause_expr = ClauseList(
+                operator=operators.comma_op,
+                group_contents=True, *args)
+        self.type = sqltypes.to_instance(
+            type_ or getattr(self, '__return_type__', None))
+
 class AnsiFunction(GenericFunction):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         GenericFunction.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 
-        
+
 class coalesce(GenericFunction):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         kwargs.setdefault('type_', _type_from_args(args))
@@ -37,7 +44,7 @@ class coalesce(GenericFunction):
 
 class now(GenericFunction):
     __return_type__ = sqltypes.DateTime
-    
+
 class concat(GenericFunction):
     __return_type__ = sqltypes.String
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -48,10 +55,15 @@ class char_length(GenericFunction):
 
     def __init__(self, arg, **kwargs):
         GenericFunction.__init__(self, args=[arg], **kwargs)
-        
+
+class random(GenericFunction):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        kwargs.setdefault('type_', None)
+        GenericFunction.__init__(self, args=args, **kwargs)
+
 class current_date(AnsiFunction):
     __return_type__ = sqltypes.Date
-        
+
 class current_time(AnsiFunction):
     __return_type__ = sqltypes.Time