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author Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
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1 # Module 'rand'
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2 # Don't use unless you want compatibility with C's rand()!
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4 import whrandom
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6 def srand(seed):
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7 whrandom.seed(seed%256, seed/256%256, seed/65536%256)
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9 def rand():
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10 return int(whrandom.random() * 32768.0) % 32768
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12 def choice(seq):
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13 return seq[rand() % len(seq)]