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v0.1.0
Single source of truth for statistical distribution parameterizations — convert parameters between PyMC, scipy, Stan, R, jStat, TFP, NumPyro, and the stdlib random module. Pure Python, zero dependencies.
Cross-ecosystem conversion
from distparams import convert
convert("gamma", "scipy", "pymc", a=2, scale=3)
# → {"alpha": 2, "beta": 0.333}scipy drop-in that accepts any parametrization
from distparams.stats import norm
norm(mu=0, sigma=1) # canonical names
norm(loc=0, scale=1) # plain scipy
norm(tau=4) # precision → sigma = 0.5
# → a frozen scipy distribution: .pdf, .rvs, .mean, ...stdlib random drop-in, seed-exact
import distparams.random
distparams.random.gamma(alpha=2, beta=1 / 3) # pymc names (beta is the rate)
distparams.random.Random(42).gauss(mu=2, variance=2) # variance → sigmaRegistry-backed parameter inspection
from distparams import get_distribution
sigma = get_distribution("normal").canonical.parameters["sigma"]
sigma.support.contains(0.5) # TrueAlso: 68 distributions, alternative parameterizations (aliases, bijections, derived sets), and a @distribution decorator that resolves ecosystem naming conventions.
Install: pip install distparams