randomgen.pcg64.PCG64.jump¶

PCG64.jump(iter=1)¶

Jump the state a fixed increment

Jumps the state as-if 210306068529402873165736369884012333108 random numbers have been generated.

Parameters:¶

iter=1¶

Number of times to jump the state of the rng.

Returns:¶

self – RNG jumped iter times

Return type:¶

PCG64

Notes

Jumping the rng state resets any pre-computed random numbers. This is required to ensure exact reproducibility.

The step size is phi (the Golden Ratio) when divided by 2**128.