Random numbers

[emile at fenx.com]

Oops,  forgot to include this:

>>> print random.seed.__doc__
Seed the default generator from any hashable value.

	None or no argument returns (0, 0, 0) to seed from current time.

	
Emile van Sebille
emile at fenx.com


Russell Wallace <rwallace at esatclear.ie> wrote in message
news:<3929068F.622C at esatclear.ie>...
> Oops sorry, pressed the wrong button.  Trying again:
> 
> Is there any difference between the random number generator in the'
> random' module and that in the 'whrandom' one?
> 
> What's the quality of the numbers generated?  I don't need the absolute
> best, but hopefully it's at least better than a linear congruential
> generator?
> 
> Is there a way to get a reproducible sequence of random numbers? 
> seed(0,0,0) doesn't seem to have any effect.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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