randompack 0.1.1

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randompack

This package provides Python bindings to the C library Randompack, a random number generation toolkit that also includes interfaces for Julia, R, and Fortran. Randompack exposes a collection of modern RNG engines, including xoshiro256++/**, PCG64 DXSM, sfc64, Philox, and ChaCha20, together with a range of probability distributions, both integer and continuous. The library allows matching random draws across platforms and supported language interfaces. It provides unbounded and bounded integer draws, permutations, sampling without replacement, and 14 continuous distributions, ranging from basic ones (uniform, normal, exponential), through commonly used distributions (beta, gamma), to more specialized ones (such as skew-normal). Multivariate normal sampling is also supported.

Through SIMD instructions on modern CPUs, the inherently fast default engine xoshiro256++ delivers high throughput for bulk generation, typically providing 3–6× faster performance than NumPy for uniform, normal, and exponential draws.

For more information, including implementation details, benchmarking results, and documentation of engines and distributions, see the main project readme file at https://github.com/jonasson2/randompack. The same page also links to DEVELOPMENT.md, which contains setup and development instructions, including details specific to the Python interface.

Cross platform consistency

Given the same engine and seed, samples obtained on different platforms (programming language/computer/compiler/OS/architecture) agree. For uniform, normal, exponential, and integer distributions the agreement is bit-exact (x == y holds). For the remaining distributions, samples agree to within ca. 2 ulp. If the bitexact parameter is set to true the agreement is bit-exact for all distributions.

Usage

Installation, setup, and seeding

pip install randompack

import numpy as np
import randompack
rng = randompack.Rng()              # default engine (x256++simd)
rng = randompack.Rng("pcg64")       # specified engine; rng is randomized by default
randompack.engines()                # list available engines
rng.seed(123)                       # deterministic seed
rng.seed(123, spawn_key=[1, 2])     # independent substreams
rng.randomize()                     # seed from system entropy
rng2 = rng.duplicate()              # identical independent copy

Continuous distributions

x = rng.unif(100)                   # 100 draws from U(0,1)
y = rng.unif(100, a=2, b=5)         # 100 draws from U(2,5)
s = rng.unif()                      # scalar draw
z = rng.normal(5)                   # 5 standard normal draws
t = rng.normal(5, mu=2, sigma=3)    # 5 draws from N(2,3)
u = rng.beta(50, a=2, b=5)          # 50 draws from the Beta(2,5) distribution
v = rng.normal(5, dtype=np.float32) # single precision
rng.unif(out=x)                     # use shape and data type of x

Discrete distributions

x = rng.int(100, 1, 6)              # integers in [1,6] (inclusive)
p = rng.perm(10)                    # permutation of 0...9
s = rng.sample(20, 5)               # 5-element sample from 0...19 (without replacement)

Multivariate normal

Sigma = np.array([[1.0, 0.2], [0.2, 2.0]])
X = rng.mvn(100, Sigma)                          # zero mean
Y = rng.mvn(50, Sigma, mu=np.array([1.0, 2.0]))  # specified mean
Z = np.zeros((100, 2))                           # 2 columns
rng.mvn(Sigma, out=Z)                            # Sigma must be 2×2

State control and serialization

rngx = randompack.Rng("x256**")
rngp = randompack.Rng("philox")
rngx.set_state(state=[1,2,3,4])                  # general state setter
rngp.philox_set_state(ctr=[1,2,3,4], key=[4,6])  # engine-specific state setter

rngy = randompack.Rng("x256**")  # engines must match
state = rngx.serialize()         # copy engine state of rngx
rngy.deserialize(state)          # and put in rngy

rng.full_mantissa(True)          # enable full 53-bit mantissa (52-bit is default)
rng = randompack.Rng(bitexact=True)            # make agreement across platforms exact
rng = randompack.Rng("philox", bitexact=True)  # exact agreement with specified engine