Random Utils

npdl.utils.get_rng()

Get the package-level random number generator.

Returns:

numpy.random.RandomState instance

The numpy.random.RandomState instance passed to the most recent call of set_rng(), or numpy.random if set_rng() has never been called.

npdl.utils.set_rng(rng)

Set the package-level random number generator.

Parameters:

new_rng : numpy.random or a numpy.random.RandomState instance

The random number generator to use.

npdl.utils.set_seed(seed)

Set numpy seed.

Parameters:

seed : int

npdl.utils.get_dtype()

Get data dtype numpy.dtype.

Returns:

str or numpy.dtype

npdl.utils.set_dtype(dtype)

Set numpy dtype.

Parameters:

dtype : str or numpy.dtype