Re: random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence)

From	Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com>
Subject	Re: random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence)
Date	2014-04-15 20:48 -0400
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On 4/15/14 8:07 PM, Dan Stromberg wrote:
> You could easily provide your own random number generator, if you
> don't need cryptographic-strength random numbers.
>
> EG:
> http://stromberg.dnsalias.org/svn/lcgrng/trunk/lcgrng.py
>
> That way you can be certain nothing else is using it.

There's no need to pull in a new implementation.  The stdlib module is 
perfectly willing to give you your own private random number sequence to 
use.

-- 
Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com

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random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence) Nick Mellor <thebalancepro@gmail.com> - 2014-04-15 08:54 -0700
  Re: random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence) John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2014-04-15 16:21 +0000
    Re: random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence) Nick Mellor <thebalancepro@gmail.com> - 2014-04-15 18:05 -0700
      Re: random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence) John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2014-04-16 04:32 +0000
  Re: random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence) Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-04-15 12:36 -0400
  Re: random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence) Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-04-15 19:34 +0200
  Re: random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence) Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-04-15 17:07 -0700
  Re: random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence) Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-04-15 20:48 -0400

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