[issue10025] random.seed not initialized as advertised

2010-10-31 Thread Raymond Hettinger
Raymond Hettinger rhettin...@users.sourceforge.net added the comment: Removed the inaccurate description. See r86053. -- resolution: - fixed status: open - closed ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue10025

[issue10025] random.seed not initialized as advertised

2010-10-08 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy tjre...@udel.edu added the comment: 3.1 has the same problem (and the same results as above) Assuming behavior is not changed, please suggest a specific rewording that you would be happy with and that is not too verbose. -- components: +Documentation nosy: +terry.reedy

[issue10025] random.seed not initialized as advertised

2010-10-08 Thread Raymond Hettinger
Raymond Hettinger rhettin...@users.sourceforge.net added the comment: Perhaps replace equivalent with based on or some such. This is a very minor nit and likely of interest to no one except the OP. -- priority: normal - low ___ Python tracker

[issue10025] random.seed not initialized as advertised

2010-10-04 Thread Tom Goddard
New submission from Tom Goddard godd...@cgl.ucsf.edu: In Python 2.7, random.seed() with a string argument is documented as being equivalent to random.seed() with argument equal to the hash of the string argument. This is not the actual behavior. Reading the _random C code reveals it in fact

[issue10025] random.seed not initialized as advertised

2010-10-04 Thread R. David Murray
Changes by R. David Murray rdmur...@bitdance.com: -- nosy: +rhettinger ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue10025 ___ ___

[issue10025] random.seed not initialized as advertised

2010-10-04 Thread Raymond Hettinger
Changes by Raymond Hettinger rhettin...@users.sourceforge.net: -- assignee: - rhettinger ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue10025 ___