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commit b93cd6923c0e3f66ac20dd83907ebc36eced6cb4
parent 7b8ae13059b65a41c03afc48cea6ff4624832757
Author: Chris Bracken <chris@bracken.jp>
Date:   Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:58:11 -0700

Use a consistent random seed for reproducibility

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decay.py
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1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/decay.py b/decay.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ def main():
     sys.stderr.write("usage: decay.py FILE...")
     sys.exit(1)
 
+  # For reproducibility, set random seet to the release date of Linda, Linda by
+  # the Blue Hearts.
+  random.seed(19870501)
+
   # Erode and rewrite each file.
   maintain_fraction = 0.98
   for filename in sys.argv[1:]: