> I'm using python's random.getrandbits() to generate unique identifiers in my program. However, I've discovered that when I start it from the Journal, I get errors, Perhaps its not the best practice to rely on a random number generator to give unique identifiers. Would you not store a number with your program, to guarantee uniqueness? Unless I have mistaken the issue. <div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/5 Benjamin M. Schwartz <<a href="mailto:bmschwar@fas.harvard.edu">bmschwar@fas.harvard.edu</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I'm using python's random.getrandbits() to generate unique identifiers in my program. However, I've discovered that when I start it from the Journal, I get errors, which I can trace to the random number generator producing the same sequence of random numbers that was generated when I started it the first time. It is as if the random seed is being reset every time I launch from the Journal. Does anyone know what's going on here? Thanks, Ben _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> </blockquote></div>