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diff --git a/Doc/lib/librandom.tex b/Doc/lib/librandom.tex index e2e24e1..6993260 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/librandom.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/librandom.tex @@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ Bookkeeping functions: \begin{funcdesc}{seed}{\optional{x}} Initialize the basic random number generator. Optional argument \var{x} can be any hashable object. - If \var(x) is omitted or \code{None}, current system time is used; + 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 \var(x) is not \code{None} or an int or long, + 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. Distinct values between 0 and 27814431486575L inclusive are guaranteed @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Bookkeeping functions: Change the internal state to what it would be if \function{random()} were called \var{n} times, but do so quickly. \var{n} is a non-negative integer. This is most useful in multi-threaded - programs, in conjuction with multiple instances of the \var{Random} + programs, in conjuction with multiple instances of the \class{Random} class: \method{setstate()} or \method{seed()} can be used to force all instances into the same internal state, and then \method{jumpahead()} can be used to force the instances' states as |