[Python-Dev] Time for a change of random number generator?

[Andrew Barnert]

On Thursday, February 11, 2016 7:20 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen at xemacs.org> wrote:



> I think we should keep it around forever.  Even my slowest colleagues
> are learning that they should record their seeds and PRNG algorithms
> for reproducibility's sake. :-)

+1

> For that matter, restore Wichmann-Hill.

So you can write code that works on 2.3 and 3.6, but not 3.5?

I agree that it shouldn't have gone away, but I think it may be too late for adding it back to help too much.

> Both should be clearly marked as "use only for reproducing previous
> bitstreams" (eg, in a package random.deprecated_generators).


I like the random.deprecated_generators idea.