Tim Peters added the comment: [haypo] > What is an uninteresting sequence? What are the problem of these > sequences?
A sequence that would greatly surprise a user. For example, if you generate 32-bit ints from the Twister in one obvious way, there are starting places where you'll get 623 zeroes in a row. And places where you'll get 2**32-1 623 times in a row. Pick a sequence of any 623 32-bit ints, and there's a starting place that will deliver that sequence. And, indeed, a truly random sequence must also display that behavior, but it's nevertheless very surprising when you see one. It's very rare, both in a truly random sequence and in sequences derived from the Twister. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue21470> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
