[Python-ideas] Globally configurable random number generation

Random832 random832 at fastmail.com
Mon Sep 14 17:52:10 CEST 2015


On Mon, Sep 14, 2015, at 11:39, Sturla Molden wrote:
> It does not seem that the issue of numerical accuracy is appreciated in 
> this debate. Cryptographers just want random bits that cannot be 
> predicted. Numerical accuracy is not their primary concern. If you 
> replace MT19937 with "something more secure" you likely also loose its 
> usefulness for scientific computing.

Who is doing scientific computing but not using the seeding functions?


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