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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2004-08-30 06:14:31 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2004-08-30 06:14:31 (GMT)
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Teach the random module about os.urandom().
* Use it for seeding when it is available. * Provide an alternate generator based on it.
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@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ Extension modules
Library
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+- the random module now uses os.urandom() for seeding if it is available.
+ Added a new generator based on os.urandom().
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- difflib and diff.py can now generate HTML.
- bdist_rpm now includes version and release in the BuildRoot, and