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2014-07-21

2014-07-21 14:50:40 by Per Hedbor <ph@opera.com>

Moved random() note

179:    Similarily int(1bit) is an alias for 'bool', and int(12bit) is    the same as int(0..4095).    - o The random(), random_string() and random_seed() might be more random -  -  On computers with a hardware pseudo random generator random() can -  return significantly more random numbers, however, this means that -  random_seed is a no-op on those machines. -  -  A side-effect of this is that random_string is now actually -  significantly faster on at least x86 cpu:s with rdrnd. -  -  Note: If you want cryptographically random data please use -  Crypto.Random.random_string unless you know for sure the random data -  returned by the RDRND instruction is random enough. -  -  +    New preprocessor features   -------------------------   
959:       The result will still be a float, the argument will be converted.    + o The random(), random_string() and random_seed() might be more random +  +  On computers with a hardware pseudo random generator random() can +  return significantly more random numbers, however, this means that +  random_seed is a no-op on those machines. +  +  A side-effect of this is that random_string is now actually +  significantly faster on at least x86 cpu:s with rdrnd. +  +  Note: If you want cryptographically random data please use +  Crypto.Random.random_string unless you know for sure the random data +  returned by the RDRND instruction is random enough. +    Crypto and SSL   --------------