The random.jumpahead documentation says this:
Changed in version 2.3: Instead of jumping to a specific state, n steps
ahead, jumpahead(n) jumps to another state likely to be separated by
many steps..
I really want a way to get to the Nth value in a random series started
with a particular seed. Is there any way to quickly do what jumpahead
apparently used to do?
I devised this function, but I suspect it runs really slowly:
def trudgeforward(n):
'''Advance the random generator's state by n calls.'''
for _ in xrange(n): random.random()
So any speed tips would be very appreciated.
TIA
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A better way of running series of SAS programs:
http://overlook.homelinux.net/wilsonwiki/SasAndMakefiles
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