Random is not so random - understanding random in python

Part of the Tips and tricks series - Number: 30 Random gets used quite often in python for data analysis and machine learning. This is an explainer video on the topic of 'random' and random seeds. Also, learn about the birthday paradox. Python random uses Mersenne Twister algorithm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenn... Numpy random uses the Permuted congruential generator algorithm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permute... More about the Birthday paradox/problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthda...