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Title: HardwareRandom should be renamed OSRandom
Type: Stage:
Components: Extension Modules Versions: Python 2.4
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: rhettinger, trevp
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2004-09-13 08:50 by trevp, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg22435 - (view) Author: Trevor Perrin (trevp) Date: 2004-09-13 08:50
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...
msg22436 - (view) Author: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger) * (Python committer) Date: 2004-09-13 22:23
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Renamed to SystemRandom.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:07adminsetgithub: 40904
2004-09-13 08:50:24trevpcreate