[ python-Bugs-1027105 ] HardwareRandom should be renamed OSRandom

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Bugs item #1027105, was opened at 2004-09-13 03:50
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Category: Extension Modules
Group: Python 2.4
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Fixed
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Trevor Perrin (trevp)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: HardwareRandom should be renamed OSRandom

Initial Comment:

The new random.HardwareRandom class is probably better
called "OSRandom" .  Calling it HardwareRandom might
lead people to think it's using special
randomness-generating hardware (which exists on some
chips, for example).  But in actuality it might be
getting randomness from thread racing, OS data
structures, network statistics, time-of-day, etc...

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>Comment By: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
Date: 2004-09-13 17:23

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Renamed to SystemRandom.

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