I wrote the attached python (3) code to improve on existing prng functions.
I used the time module for one method, which resulted in
disproportionate odd values, but agreeable means.
I used the hashlib module for the second. It is evident that the code is
amateur, but the program might result in b
> On 14 Nov 2022, at 14:31, James Johnson wrote:
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> I wrote the attached python (3) code to improve on existing prng functions. I
> used the time module for one method, which resulted in disproportionate odd
> values, but agreeable means.
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> I used the hashlib module for the second. It
On Tue, 15 Nov 2022 at 01:34, James Johnson wrote:
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> I wrote the attached python (3) code to improve on existing prng functions. I
> used the time module for one method, which resulted in disproportionate odd
> values, but agreeable means.
>
Current time of day is NOT random, and the low bits
In concept, what James suggests, is similar to the Random123 library,
written at D.E.Shaw Research by my sadly late colleague John Salmon. See
https://github.com/DEShawResearch/random123 and the linked academic
publications. E.g. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2063384.2063405
In general, all PRNG
On Tue, 15 Nov 2022 at 03:16, David Mertz, Ph.D. wrote:
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> In concept, what James suggests, is similar to the Random123 library, written
> at D.E.Shaw Research by my sadly late colleague John Salmon. See
> https://github.com/DEShawResearch/random123 and the linked academic
> publications. E.g
I should add, as does the Python documentation, that if you want genuinely
non-reproducible random values, the `secrets` module exists and produces
the best results possible on a given OS and computer architecture. On
Unix-like systems, /dev/random is the best source of entropy you're going
to fin
https://docs.python.org/3/library/random.html :
> Warning: The pseudo-random generators of this module should not be used
for security purposes. For security or cryptographic uses, see the secrets
module
https://docs.python.org/3/library/secrets.html#module-secrets
PEP 506 – Adding A Secrets Mod
QRNG "Quantum Random Number Generation" -> Hardware random number generator
> Physical phenomena with random properties > Quantum random properties
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_random_number_generator#Quantum_random_properties
FWIW, SciPy and SymPy have various non-CSPRNG random distrib
Thank you for replying with such specific assistance. I am made acutely
aware that I am only a Python enthusiast, and not an academic.
Hashes are deterministic, not random, but byte by byte, they can be very
random. Please accept the attached script as a "hack," that might be novel,
or a curiosity
