On Thu, Jun 16, 2016, at 10:04, Barry Warsaw wrote: > 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.
Yes, but in only very rare cases. Which as I *just said* makes it backwards compatible for "most" cases. _______________________________________________ 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
