tree a3824b12e3ed7dc1d65667388a4ace86f7fffe6e
parent 0eb107068a4a66d9c4df7276ca330b7d0312645e
author Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com> 981003558 +0000
committer Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com> 981003558 +0000
HG:extra convert_revision:svn%3A6015fed2-1504-0410-9fe1-9d1591cc4771/python/branches/legacy-trunk%4019241

Change random.seed() so that it can get at the full range of possible
internal states.  Put the old .seed() (which could only get at about
the square root of the # of possibilities) under the new name .whseed(),
for bit-level compatibility with older versions.  This occurred to me
while reviewing effbot's book (he found himself stumbling over .seed()
more than once there ...).