What is the scope of a random seed in Python?
Yes, the seed is set for the (hidden) global Random() instance in the module. From the documentation:
The functions supplied by this module are actually bound methods of a hidden instance of the
random.Randomclass. You can instantiate your own instances ofRandomto get generators that don’t share state.
Use separate Random() instances if you need to keep the seeds separate; you can pass in a new seed when you instantiate it:
>>> from random import Random>>> myRandom = Random(anewseed)>>> randomvalue = myRandom.randint(0, 10)The class supports the same interface as the module.