Single-argument randrange(n) is the same as randbelow(n), right? I don't
see any reason to have randbelow() if that's true.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Serhiy Storchaka
wrote:
> On 16.10.15 19:26, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 06:35:14PM +0300, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
On 16.10.15 19:26, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 06:35:14PM +0300, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
I suggest to add only randrange(). randint() is historical artefact, we
shouldn't repeat this mistake in new module. The secrets module is not
good way to generate dice rolls. In most othe
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 06:35:14PM +0300, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
> I suggest to add only randrange(). randint() is historical artefact, we
> shouldn't repeat this mistake in new module. The secrets module is not
> good way to generate dice rolls. In most other cases you need to
> generate inte
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On 16.10.15 09:57, Victor Stinner wrote:
I suggest to raise an error if token_bytes(n) if calls with n < 16
bytes (128 bits). Well, I'm not sure that 16 is the good compromise
between performance and security, but we must enforce users to use a
minimum number of bits of entropy. token_bytes(1) lo
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 9:04 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 08:57:24AM +0200, Victor Stinner wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I like the PEP. IMHO it's a better solution than using a CPRNG for
>> random by default.
>>
>> I suggest to raise an error if token_bytes(n) if calls with n < 16
>
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 08:57:24AM +0200, Victor Stinner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I like the PEP. IMHO it's a better solution than using a CPRNG for
> random by default.
>
> I suggest to raise an error if token_bytes(n) if calls with n < 16
> bytes (128 bits). Well, I'm not sure that 16 is the good compr
Hi,
I like the PEP. IMHO it's a better solution than using a CPRNG for
random by default.
I suggest to raise an error if token_bytes(n) if calls with n < 16
bytes (128 bits). Well, I'm not sure that 16 is the good compromise
between performance and security, but we must enforce users to use a
min
