[Python-Dev] Re: A `cogen' module [was: Re: PEP 218 (sets); moving set.py to Lib]

[Raymond Hettinger]

From: "David Abrahams" <dave@boost-consulting.com>

> >   TP> + The ability to override the random number generator.  Python's
> >   TP>   default WH generator is showing its age as machines get
> >   TP>   faster; it's simply not adequate anymore for long-running
> >   TP>   programs making heavy use of it on a fast box.  Combinatorial
> >   TP>   algorithms in particular do tend to make heavy use of it.
> >   TP>   (Speaking of which, "someone" should look into grabbing one of
> >   TP>   the Mersenne Twister extensions for Python -- that's the
> >   TP>   current state of *that* art).
> 
> FWIW, in case "someone" cares: http://www.boost.org/libs/random/index.html
> It's a nice library architecture, designed and implemented by people who
> know the domain, and I think it should be applicable to Python.

I'm willing to implement this one.


Raymond