difference between random module in python 2.6 and 3.2?

[Mel Wilson]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> A more explicit note will help, but the basic problem applies: how do you
> write deterministic tests given that the random.methods (apart from
> random.random itself) can be changed without warning?

Biting the bullet would mean supplying your own PRNG, under your control.  
Jon Bentley somewhere, sometime, published a portable PRNG for that exact 
reason.  (I wish I could find that article.)  Specifically he wanted 
portability across various manufacturer's O/Ss.

	Mel.