Add link to an alternative generator with a long-period.

diff --git a/Doc/library/random.rst b/Doc/library/random.rst
index 9e556651b3080ac8cee21f454754a7ac39c291ce..e9f4d82f2d834a3584c1ae2c1cac032778ba1766 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/library/random.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/random.rst
@@ -325,3 +325,7 @@ Examples of basic usage::
    Wichmann, B. A. & Hill, I. D., "Algorithm AS 183: An efficient and portable
    pseudo-random number generator", Applied Statistics 31 (1982) 188-190.
 
+   `Complementary-Multiply-with-Carry recipe
+   <http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576707/>`_ for a compatable alternative
+   random number generator with a long-period and comparatively simple update
+   operations.