Pythonic parallel π calculation

pi.py

import sys
from multiprocessing import Pool
from random import random


def calculate_pi(iters):
    """ Worker function """

    points = 0  # points inside circle

    for i in iters:
        x = random()
        y = random()

        if x ** 2 + y ** 2 <= 1:
            points += 1

    return points


if __name__ == "__main__":

    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
        print "Usage: python pi.py workers_number iterations_per_worker"
        exit()

    procs = int(sys.argv[1])
    iters = float(sys.argv[2])  # 1E+8 is cool

    p = Pool(processes=procs)

    total = iters * procs
    total_in = 0

    for points in p.map(calculate_pi, [xrange(int(iters))] * procs):
        total_in += points

    print "Total: ", total, "In: ", total_in
    print "Pi: ", 4.0 * total_in / total