[issue41274] Better way to random.seed()?

2020-07-30 Thread Juan Jimenez
Juan Jimenez added the comment: Pull request https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21693 created for the demo steven.daprano suggested. -- message_count: 8.0 -> 9.0 pull_requests: +20836 pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21

[issue41446] New demo, using a web api

2020-07-30 Thread Juan Jimenez
Change by Juan Jimenez : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +20835 stage: -> patch review pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21693 ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issu

[issue41446] New demo, using a web api

2020-07-30 Thread Juan Jimenez
New submission from Juan Jimenez : As per a suggestion in https://bugs.python.org/issue41274 I would like to submit for consideration a new demo program, one that demonstrates how to use a web API to generate a pseudo-random generator seed from high resolution, high cadence images of the sun

[issue41274] Better way to random.seed()?

2020-07-11 Thread Juan Jimenez
Juan Jimenez added the comment: How would I know if my demo is good enough to be included in that repo? Is there a guide for this, or do I just create a pull request, throw it over the fence and wait until the wolves either grunt in approval or throw it back at me in pieces? I ask because I

[issue41274] Better way to random.seed()?

2020-07-10 Thread Juan Jimenez
Juan Jimenez added the comment: Thanks RĂ©mi. :) -- ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue41274> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe:

[issue41274] Better way to random.seed()?

2020-07-10 Thread Juan Jimenez
Juan Jimenez added the comment: I'm not a Python guru, but I was wondering, is it possible to write a new module that overrides the seed() method in the random library in its initialization code and replaces it with this method of seeding the generator

[issue41274] Better way to random.seed()?

2020-07-10 Thread Juan Jimenez
New submission from Juan Jimenez : I have invented a new way to seed the random number generator with about as random a source of seeds as can be found: hashes generated from high cadence, high resolution images of the surface of the Sun. These are captured by the Solar Dynamics

[issue25058] Right square bracket argparse metavar

2015-09-10 Thread Juan Jimenez-Anca
New submission from Juan Jimenez-Anca: When trying to assign the metavar in add_argument() method of argparse module I'm unable to include characters after a right square bracket. Trying to set something like this: metavar="[host:database:collection:]field" would raise an Asse

[issue25058] Right square bracket argparse metavar

2015-09-10 Thread Juan Jimenez-Anca
Juan Jimenez-Anca added the comment: My apologies for the formatting of the last line. This is my issue corrected: When trying to assign the metavar in add_argument() method of argparse module I'm unable to include characters after a right square bracket. Trying to set something like