[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

[Roundup Robot]

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New changeset c1f27cf0cc9d by Andrew Svetlov in branch '2.7':
Issue #15936: Reformat text for os.random to follow Larry Hastings suggestion
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c1f27cf0cc9d

New changeset da8155ccf70b by Andrew Svetlov in branch '3.3':
Issue #15936: Reformat text for os.random to follow Larry Hastings suggestion
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/da8155ccf70b

New changeset bd3647e9ac62 by Andrew Svetlov in branch 'default':
Merge issue #15936: Reformat text for os.random to follow Larry Hastings 
suggestion
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/bd3647e9ac62

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[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

[Andrew Svetlov]

Andrew Svetlov added the comment:

Fixed. Thanks.

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[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

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New changeset 2bff4969b65b by Andrew Svetlov in branch '2.7':
Issue #15936: Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/2bff4969b65b

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[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

[Roundup Robot]

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New changeset 0a0b890508d3 by Andrew Svetlov in branch '3.3':
Issue #15936: Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/0a0b890508d3

New changeset 34c2bb737364 by Andrew Svetlov in branch 'default':
Merge issue #15936: Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/34c2bb737364

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[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

[Ramchandra Apte]

Ramchandra Apte added the comment:

@Bryce
Retract that message.

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[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

[Bryce Verdier]

Bryce Verdier added the comment:

Ramchandra,

doesn't the description of os.urandom already imply that it's a low-level 
interface? Or are you saying that you want this to be explicitly stated?


I would also like to work on this bug

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[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

[Ramchandra Apte]

Ramchandra Apte added the comment:

It should also mention that os.urandom is a low-level interface.

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[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

[Chris Jerdonek]

Changes by Chris Jerdonek :


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[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

[Mike Hoy]

Changes by Mike Hoy :


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[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

[Petri Lehtinen]

Changes by Petri Lehtinen :


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[issue15936] Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom

[Jacek Bzdak]

New submission from Jacek Bzdak:

It would be great if one sentence was added to os.urandom description: 
"For easy to use interface to system randomness please see random.SystemRandom 
class". 

The reason for this change is that many references quote only os.urandom as a 
cryptographically strong randomeness source in python, and for some people it 
might be not obvious that there already exists such easy to use api to use 
cryptographically strong randomness (that is random.SystemRandom class). It 
would be good to point such people to right class. 

Myself for example spent last hour trying to create makeshift Random subclass 
that uses os.urandom as it's randomness source.

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priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Add link from os.urandom to random.SystemRandom
type: enhancement
versions: Python 2.7

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