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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2009-04-01 20:52:13 (GMT)
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Add link to an alternative generator with a long-period.
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@@ -253,3 +253,7 @@ Examples of basic usage::
Modeling and Computer Simulation Vol. 8, No. 1, January pp.3-30 1998.
+ `Complementary-Multiply-with-Carry recipe
+ <http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576707/>`_ for a compatable alternative
+ random number generator with a long-period and comparatively simple update
+ operations.