Robert Kern wrote: > OTOH, isn't the exact PRNG algorithm considered an implementation detail?
It's questionable whether the PRNG being used *should* be an implementation detail. To anyone who cares even a little bit about its quality, knowing the algorithm (or at least some info about it, such as the period) is vital. PRNGs are not like sorting algorithms, where different ones all give the same result in the end. Different PRNGs have *wildly* different characteristics. -- Greg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
