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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2004-09-13 22:23:21 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2004-09-13 22:23:21 (GMT)
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SF #1027105: HardwareRandom should be renamed OSRandom
Renamed the new generator at Trevor's recommendation. The name HardwareRandom suggested a bit more than it delivered (no radioactive decay detectors or such).
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/librandom.tex b/Doc/lib/librandom.tex
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--- a/Doc/lib/librandom.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/librandom.tex
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ Bookkeeping functions:
Optional argument \var{x} can be any hashable object.
If \var{x} is omitted or \code{None}, current system time is used;
current system time is also used to initialize the generator when the
- module is first imported. If hardware random sources are available,
- they are used instead of the system time (see the \function{os.urandom()}
+ module is first imported. If randomness sources are provided by the
+ operating system, they are used instead of the system time (see the
+ \function{os.urandom()}
function for details on availability). \versionchanged[formerly,
- hardward sources were not used]{2.4}
+ operating system resources were not used]{2.4}
If \var{x} is not \code{None} or an int or long,
\code{hash(\var{x})} is used instead.
If \var{x} is an int or long, \var{x} is used directly.
@@ -249,9 +250,10 @@ require care that two independent random sequences do not overlap.
yield no more than about 2**24 distinct internal states in all.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{classdesc}{HardwareRandom}{\optional{seed}}
+\begin{classdesc}{SystemRandom}{\optional{seed}}
Class that uses the \function{os.urandom()} function for generating
-random numbers from hardware. Not available on all systems.
+random numbers from sources provided by the operating system.
+Not available on all systems.
Does not rely on software state and sequences are not reproducible.
Accordingly, the \method{seed()} and \method{jumpahead()} methods
have no effect and are ignored. The \method{getstate()} and