> This seed is chosen randomly at runtime, but cannot > change once chosen.
The hash is used to compare objects: if hash(obj1) != hash(obj2), objects are considered different. So two strings must have the same hash if their value is the same. > Salt could also be an appropriate term here, but since salt is > generally changed on a per-use basis (a single process may use many > different salts), seed is more correct, since this value is only > chosen once per process. We may use a different salt per dictionary. Victor _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
