Issue #15340: Fix importing the random module when /dev/urandom cannot be opened.
This was a regression caused by the hash randomization patch.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 04a98ab..946ac46 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
Library
-------
+- Issue #15340: Fix importing the random module when /dev/urandom cannot
+ be opened. This was a regression caused by the hash randomization patch.
+
- Issue #15785: Modify window.get_wch() API of the curses module: return
a character for most keys, and an integer for special keys, instead of
always returning an integer. So it is now possible to distinguish special
diff --git a/Python/random.c b/Python/random.c
index 7019a35..53518c2 100644
--- a/Python/random.c
+++ b/Python/random.c
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@
Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
if (fd < 0)
{
- PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilename(PyExc_OSError, "/dev/urandom");
+ PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+ "/dev/urandom (or equivalent) not found");
return -1;
}