"Roose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Can I rely on the random.py module to produce the same series of numbers for > future/past versions of Python, given the same seed? Can I rely on it > across different architectures and operating systems? > > I looked at the docs and couldn't find this stated anywhere. My feeling is > yes, but it's a fairly big claim so I want to make sure.
I do not think you should rely on this. It uses a very specific algorithm (Mersenne Twister) which is written in C and is nonstandard, and future Python implementers shouldn't be expected to implement the exact same algorithm. It's probably already unavailable in Jython. See SF bug 917055 for some further discussion. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
