Michael Lamparski wrote:
In any case, it's verifiably not true for CPython.
Yes, CPython uses a particularly good PRNG. You may not be as lucky using libraries that come with other languages. A great many PRNG algorithms have been proposed, and a good proportion of them produce 32-bit ints as their basic output. Of course, this isn't necessarily a problem, since you can always stick two of them together if you need more bits. But for the majority of purposes, 32 bits is probably all you need anyway. -- Greg -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
