On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Alan G Isaac <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rather than just looking for a new name (e.g., znormal), > would it not be better to decide on a syntax for specifying > PRNG algorithms? (E.g., MATLAB takes such an > approach: > http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/math/brt5wsv.html) > > Wouldn't this meet the need for replicability with much greater generality? > > That's probably a better idea. The sort functions have the 'kind' keyword to select between three algorithms and such an addition to the random number functions might be a good thing to have for the future if other algorithms get updated/changed. If such a keyword is added it can be given a value of None where there are no selections available. Chuck
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