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Re: patch request for os.urandom()

From Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com>
Subject Re: patch request for os.urandom()
Date 2014-07-17 21:54 +0200
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On 17/07/14 20:34, Paul Rubin wrote:
> Could os.urandom() be patched to use the new Linux getrandom() system
> call on systems where it is available?

/dev/urandom exists on other Unix-like systems as well.

Right now os.urandom only uses special system calls on Windows.

Sturla

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patch request for os.urandom() Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-17 11:34 -0700
  Re: patch request for os.urandom() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-18 04:44 +1000
  Re: patch request for os.urandom() Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2014-07-17 12:37 -0700
  Re: patch request for os.urandom() Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com> - 2014-07-17 21:54 +0200
  Re: patch request for os.urandom() Christian Heimes <christian@python.org> - 2014-07-17 22:12 +0200

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