[issue43089] The optional argument to random.Random() is called "x" not "seed"

Srinivas Reddy Thatiparthy(శ్రీనివాస్ రెడ్డి తాటిపర్తి) report at bugs.python.org
Mon Feb 1 02:00:33 EST 2021


Srinivas  Reddy Thatiparthy(శ్రీనివాస్ రెడ్డి తాటిపర్తి) <thatiparthysreenivas at gmail.com> added the comment:

I think this was discussed before. If my memory serves me right, Guido kept 'x' as is for backward compatibility reasons. Agreed that was a mistake.

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