code: def draw_variable(loc, scale, shape, skewness, nsims):
          
          return np.random.laplace(loc, scale, nsims)
docs: Draws random variables from this distribution
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          loc : float
              location parameter for the distribution
  
          scale : float
              scale parameter for the distribution
  
          shape : float
              tail thickness parameter for the distribution
  
          skewness : float
              skewness parameter for the distribution
  
          nsims : int or list
              number of draws to take from the distribution
  
          Returns
          ----------
          - Random draws from the distribution