On Jun 16, 2016, at 09:51 AM, Random832 wrote: >On Thu, Jun 16, 2016, at 04:03, Barry Warsaw wrote: >> *If* we can guarantee that os.urandom() will never block or raise an >> exception when only poor entropy is available, then it may be indeed >> indistinguishably backward compatible for most if not all cases. > >Why can't we exclude cases when only poor entropy is available from >"most if not all cases"?
Because if it blocks or raises a new exception on poor entropy it's an API break. Cheers, -Barry _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
