[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.6 -> default): merge 3.6 (#29085)

Wed Dec 28 23:03:28 EST 2016

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/fc3eab44765f
changeset: 105886:fc3eab44765f
parent: 105884:9de7bf6c60d2
parent: 105885:0a55e039d25f
user: Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org>
date: Wed Dec 28 20:03:23 2016 -0800
summary:
 merge 3.6 (#29085)
files:
 Misc/NEWS | 3 +++
 Modules/_randommodule.c | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -734,6 +734,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #29085: Allow random.Random.seed() to use high quality OS randomness
+ rather than the pid and time.
+
 - Issue 28923: Remove editor artifacts from Tix.py.
 
 - Issue #29055: Neaten-up empty population error on random.choice()
diff --git a/Modules/_randommodule.c b/Modules/_randommodule.c
--- a/Modules/_randommodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_randommodule.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 return NULL;
 
 if (arg == NULL || arg == Py_None) {
- if (random_seed_urandom(self) >= 0) {
+ if (random_seed_urandom(self) < 0) {
 PyErr_Clear();
 
 /* Reading system entropy failed, fall back on the worst entropy:
-- 
Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython
