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diff --git a/docs/random-numbers.rst b/docs/random-numbers.rst index 8c6b9fdb..c6acd5b1 100644 --- a/docs/random-numbers.rst +++ b/docs/random-numbers.rst @@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ If you need your random number as an integer (for example, for >>> serial = int.from_bytes(os.urandom(20), byteorder="big") +Starting with Python 3.6 the `standard library includes`_ the ``secrets`` +module, which can be used for generating cryptographically secure random +numbers, with specific helpers for text-based formats. + .. _`always use your operating system's provided random number generator`: https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2014/02/25/safely-generate-random-numbers/ +.. _`standard library includes`: https://docs.python.org/3/library/secrets.html |