def _sampleLocationOnSide(self):
    """
    Helper method to sample from the lateral surface of a cylinder.
    """
    z = random.uniform(-1, 1) * self.height / 2.
    sampledAngle = 2 * random.random() * pi
    x, y = self.radius * cos(sampledAngle), self.radius * sin(sampledAngle)
    return [x, y, z]
def _sampleLocationOnSide ( self ) : z = random . uniform ( - 1 , 1 ) * self . height / 2. sampledAngle = 2 * random . random ( ) * pi x , y = self . radius * cos ( sampledAngle ) , self . radius * sin ( sampledAngle ) return [ x , y , z ]
Helper method to sample from the lateral surface of a cylinder.