in monitoring/stv_tool.py [0:0]
def exclude_lowest(candidates):
which = None
use_rand = False
for c in candidates:
if c.status == HOPEFUL or c.status == ALMOST:
if which is None or c.ahead < which.ahead:
which = c
use_rand = False
elif c.ahead == which.ahead:
use_rand = True
if c.rand < which.rand:
which = c
if use_rand:
dbg('Random choice used!')
assert which
which.eliminate()