lib/Crypto/Random/__init__.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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#  Random/__init__.py : PyCrypto random number generation
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# Written in 2008 by Dwayne C. Litzenberger <dlitz@dlitz.net>
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__revision__ = "$Id$"
__all__ = ['new']

from Crypto.Random import OSRNG
from Crypto.Random import _UserFriendlyRNG

def new(*args, **kwargs):
    """Return a file-like object that outputs cryptographically random bytes."""
    return _UserFriendlyRNG.new(*args, **kwargs)

def atfork():
    """Call this whenever you call os.fork()"""
    _UserFriendlyRNG.reinit()

def get_random_bytes(n):
    """Return the specified number of cryptographically-strong random bytes."""
    return _UserFriendlyRNG.get_random_bytes(n)

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