(self, a=None)
Initialize internal state from hashable object.

        None or no argument seeds from current time or from an operating
        system specific randomness source if available.

        If a is not None or an int or long, hash(a) is used instead.
Initialize internal state from hashable object.
Initialize internal state from hashable object .
def seed(self, a=None):
        """Initialize internal state from hashable object.

        None or no argument seeds from current time or from an operating
        system specific randomness source if available.

        If a is not None or an int or long, hash(a) is used instead.
        """

        if a is None:
            try:
                a = long(_hexlify(_urandom(16)), 16)
            except NotImplementedError:
                import time
                a = long(time.time() * 256) # use fractional seconds

        super(Random, self).seed(a)
        self.gauss_next = None
def seed ( self , a = None ) : if a is None : try : a = long ( _hexlify ( _urandom ( 16 ) ) , 16 ) except NotImplementedError : import time a = long ( time . time ( ) * 256 ) # use fractional seconds super ( Random , self ) . seed ( a ) self . gauss_next = None