[issue29161] random.SystemRandom(seed) documentation issue

[Gary E. Miller]

Gary E. Miller added the comment:

> The docs are clear that System Random uses os.urandom() for creating random numbers, that there is not state, that sequences aren't reproducible, and that seed method has no effect and is ignored.  

Agreed, but not relevant. I have anecdotal proof that the docs are not clear to a number of talented Python programmers that the seed parameter is not used.  Or that the seed parameter is passed to the seed() method (and thus unused).

Disappointing...

----------

_______________________________________
Python tracker <report at bugs.python.org>
<http://bugs.python.org/issue29161>
_______________________________________