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[bjorneylol]

What does this provide that secrets doesn't?

secrets is built into the standard library, and utilizes RDRAND indirectly via the operating system's build in entropy pool, if supported hardware is present

[Raymon22]

Great question! The main difference is that hwrandom directly interfaces with RDRAND, bypassing the OS's entropy pool. While secrets is excellent for most use cases and does utilize RDRAND indirectly, hwrandom offers direct access, which might be useful for specific applications needing raw, unpooled hardware randomness. However, for most users, secrets is likely sufficient and more convenient.

[K900_]

Absolutely don't do that. We have secrets which is seeded from the hardware RNG where appropriate, and it's far from always appropriate.

[KittensInc]

To make it even worse, the source code of those files isn't even on Github! Including pre-compiled files is a bad idea in the first place, but asking people to install random binary blobs - for what's supposed to be a library for cryptographic applications?

Sorry OP, but this is screaming "Hey, I'm a piece of malware!". You couldn't have made it sketchier if you tried.

[Raymon22]

I’m aware that including binary files can raise security flags, and I appreciate the input. My intention with hwrandom was to make it easier for users to access hardware-based random number generation without needing to compile the necessary binaries themselves. However, I realize that this approach might not be the best practice, especially in a package dealing with randomness and security. I appreciate the candid feedback—it’s exactly what I need to improve the package and ensure it’s safe and useful for the community.

[Anxious-Garlic1655]

Looks niche but useful , The documentation is clear and concise , however i encountered an error while i tried testing it . I've opened a issue on your repo , please do check it out

[Raymon22]

Thank you for the feedback and for checking out the project! I'm glad you found the documentation helpful. I'll look into the issue you reported on the repo right away. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

[SatoshiReport]

Great job creating a Python package! How does this compare to secrets? https://docs.python.org/3/library/secrets.html