| Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:19:57 -0400 | From: Neal Becker <ndbecker2@gmail.com> | | I think it's somewhat debatable whether generating a different | sequence of random numbers counts as breaking backward | compatibility. Please don't ever, ever break the sequence of numpy's random numbers! Please! We have put a lot of effort into being able to reproduce our published work exactly, and all of that would be in vain if the sequence changes. See e.g.: http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fninf.2013.00044/full We'd be very happy to see additional number generators appear *alongside* the existing ones, though, particularly if there are faster or otherwise better ones! Jim Bednar -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.