Pure python implementation of Mersenne Twister?

[Sean 'Shaleh' Perry]

On Tuesday 29 October 2002 07:25, PoulsenL at capanalysis.com wrote:
> I know of at least 3 implementations of the Mersenne Twister algorithm as C
> extensions for python, but has anyone written one in pure python, for
> educational purposes, for example?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Loren

so I hit google, found the mersenne home page, grabbed a C source and 
transliterated it to python.  The two output identical results so i have some 
faith in the translation.  Took me about 15 minutes, testing and all.

Attached is the .py and the original .c.
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