[Numpy-discussion] Re: A random.normal function with stdev as array

[Robert Kern]

> Bruce Southey wrote:

>>>From a different view, you need to be very careful with your
>>(pseudo)random number generator with that many samples. These have a
>>tendency to repeat so your random number stream is no longer random.
>>See the Wikipedia entry:
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudorandom_number_generator
>>
>>If I recall correctly, the Python random number generator is a
>>Mersenne twister but ranlib  is not and so prone to the mentioned
>>problems. I do not know if SciPy adds any other generators.

numpy.random uses the Mersenne Twister. RANLIB is dead! Long live MT19937!

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