in reply to Custom-length random/unique string generator
Using the process id for your random number doesn't look like a good idea.
PIDs get reused so they're not unique and can be a very small value.
It's a bit better to make a string from the date time plus other info then hash that.
Or as other people have said, it's a lot better to use an existing module :)
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