random.seed question (not reproducing same sequence)

[Ned Batchelder]

On 4/15/14 8:07 PM, Dan Stromberg wrote:
> You could easily provide your own random number generator, if you
> don't need cryptographic-strength random numbers.
>
> EG:
> http://stromberg.dnsalias.org/svn/lcgrng/trunk/lcgrng.py
>
> That way you can be certain nothing else is using it.

There's no need to pull in a new implementation.  The stdlib module is 
perfectly willing to give you your own private random number sequence to 
use.

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Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com