pyprimes 0.1.1a

Generate and test for prime numbers.

Compare a variety of algorithms for generating and testing prime numbers with the pure-Python module pyprimes.

Prime numbers are those positive integers which are not divisible exactly by any number other than itself or one. Generating primes and testing for primality has been a favourite mathematical pastime for centuries, as well as of great practical importance for encrypting data.

Features of pyprimes:

• Produce prime numbers lazily, on demand.

• Effective, fast algorithms including Sieve of Eratosthenes, Croft Spiral, and Wheel Factorisation.

• Test whether numbers are prime efficiently.

• Deterministic and probabilistic primality tests.

• Examples of what not to do provided, including trial division, Turner’s algorithm, and primality testing using a regular expression.

• Factorise numbers into the product of prime factors.

• Suitable for Python 2.5 through 3.2 from one code base.