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Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords

References <mailman.828.1381213051.18130.python-list@python.org> <68365e43-498f-4ad2-bac3-6a02938159c7@googlegroups.com> <roy-32EAD8.21381208102013@news.panix.com>
Date 2013-10-09 13:10 +1100
Subject Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.885.1381284610.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> If you're willing to accept a sub-optimal random number generator:
>
> # Python-2, sorry
> import os
> print list(set(open('/usr/share/dict/words')))[os.getpid():][:4]

So that steps by your pid? That's going to drastically reduce the
entropy in the result, which is kinda the point of XKCD 936. I'll call
that one dubious... though it's still better than Rob's entry. (But
thanks Rob, I do like that one :) )

ChrisA

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Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-10-08 17:17 +1100
  Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords sprucebondera@gmail.com - 2013-10-07 23:45 -0700
    Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords sprucebondera@gmail.com - 2013-10-07 23:48 -0700
      Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-10-08 17:52 +1100
        Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-10-08 08:33 -0400
          Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-10-08 15:36 +0000
            Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-10-08 11:07 -0500
              Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Tobiah <toby@tobiah.org> - 2013-10-08 10:38 -0700
      Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Steve Simmons <square.steve@gmail.com> - 2013-10-08 08:02 +0100
      Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-10-08 18:13 +1100
      Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-10-08 08:48 +0100
    Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords random832@fastmail.us - 2013-10-08 11:47 -0400
      Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords sprucebondera@gmail.com - 2013-10-08 13:27 -0700
        Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-10-09 07:35 +1100
    Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-10-08 21:38 -0400
      Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-10-09 13:10 +1100
        Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-10-08 22:52 -0400
      RE: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Nick Cash <nick.cash@npcinternational.com> - 2013-10-09 16:07 +0000
        Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-10-09 20:29 -0400
  Re: Code golf challenge: XKCD 936 passwords Tobiah <toby@tobiah.org> - 2013-10-08 10:58 -0700

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