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Pseudorandom number generator and random sampling using cryptographic hash functions
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Pseudorandom number generator and random sampling using cryptographic hash functions. The prototype generator is built on SHA-256.
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$ pip install cryptorandom
Install dependencies using:
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$ pip install -r requirements.txt
Then, install cryptorandom using:
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$ pip install .
If you plan to develop the package, you may run it directly from source:
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$ pip install -e . # Do this once to add pkg to Python path
See the file LICENSE for information on the history of this software, terms & conditions for usage, and a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
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Pseudorandom number generator and random sampling using cryptographic hash functions
We found that cryptorandom demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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