> The built-in random() is not a good source of random numbers for scientific purposes. Unless you are going to be more specific about when it's not good, this

> The built-in random() is not a good source of random numbers for scientific purposes. Unless you are going to be more specific about when it's not good, this is not generally true. Scientific purposes often includes Monte Carlo methods, and random() in Python uses a Mersenne Twister - a perfectly good match. Be careful about calling people idiots.