[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-03-04 Thread Martin v . Löwis
Martin v. Löwis added the comment: This is indeed out-of-date. -- status: pending -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-li

[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-03-04 Thread Christian Heimes
Christian Heimes added the comment: Yes, this ticket can be closed unless there is an interest to include the PRNG in the core. -- resolution: -> out of date status: open -> pending ___ Python tracker __

[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-03-04 Thread Georg Brandl
Georg Brandl added the comment: Demoting from release blocker since the hash collision issue got remedied differently. If this is not needed anymore, please close. -- priority: release blocker -> normal ___ Python tracker

[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-18 Thread Dave Malcolm
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[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-04 Thread Barry A. Warsaw
Barry A. Warsaw added the comment: On Jan 04, 2012, at 07:30 AM, Raymond Hettinger wrote: >Why is this listed as a release blocker? It is questionable whether it >should be done at all? It is a very aggressive change. It's a release blocker so that the issue won't get ignored before the next

[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-04 Thread Raymond Hettinger
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[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-04 Thread Christian Heimes
Christian Heimes added the comment: Release blocker: I was following the example in #13703. A RNG (PRNG or CSPRNG) is required for randomized hashing function. The patch contains more than just the RNG changes. Only Include/pyrandom.h, Modules/_randommodule.c, Modules/posixmodule.c, Python/ha

[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread Raymond Hettinger
Raymond Hettinger added the comment: Why is this listed as a release blocker? It is questionable whether it should be done at all? It is a very aggressive change. -- ___ Python tracker _

[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread Jesús Cea Avión
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[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread Raymond Hettinger
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[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
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[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
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[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread Christian Heimes
Christian Heimes added the comment: We already have a C implementation of MT in Modules/_randommodule.c. I just suggest that we move the implementation to a place, where we can use it as seed. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread Alex Gaynor
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[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread Martin v . Löwis
Martin v. Löwis added the comment: I disagree with that approach, basically because I disagree that we need a C implementation of MT. Platforms that don't provide /dev/urandom will just have to be less secure. Using the current time (in milliseconds if available) plus the current pid ought to

[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread STINNER Victor
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[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread Antoine Pitrou
Antoine Pitrou added the comment: (for the record, you can use the "create patch" button which creates a reviewable diff) -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue13704] Random number generator in Python core

2012-01-03 Thread Christian Heimes
New submission from Christian Heimes : All proposed fixes for a randomized hashing function raise and fall with a good random number generator to feed the random seed. The seed must be created very early in the startup phase of the interpreter, preferable before the basic types are initialized. C