From c1c43cad63a88eae694b174c9a0fe6242dd5972b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 00:00:42 +0000
Subject: Fulfill Martin's request to use try/except rather than a "look before
 you leap" approach.  Makes the early call to os.urandom() unnecessary.

---
 Lib/test/test_random.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'Lib/test/test_random.py')

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_random.py b/Lib/test/test_random.py
index 139e8bf294..f30ed1fbd4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_random.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_random.py
@@ -495,7 +495,11 @@ def test_main(verbose=None):
                       TestDistributions,
                       TestModule]
 
-    if random._urandom is not None:
+    try:
+        random.HardwareRandom().random()
+    except NotImplementedError:
+        pass
+    else:
         testclasses.append(HardwareRandom_TestBasicOps)
 
     test_support.run_unittest(*testclasses)
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