random.randint() and renpy.random.randint()

[neowired]

I noticed that if I import random in an init python block I can use
random.randint() everywhere in the code, instead of renpy.random.randint() which I think didn't work in python blocks anyway.

Is there some specific reason why we don't do this by default? Wouldn't it be shorter and less confusing this way.
Is this a thing which was not possible in earlier versions of renpy?

[Asceai]

renpy.random works in python blocks, just not init blocks.

renpy.random is the same as random, except it plays nicely with rollback- i.e. if you do something like this:
$roll = random.randint(1, 6)
"You rolled a [roll]!"
and you rollback or save/load, the number rolled could be different. Using renpy.random avoids this, ensuring the same numbers are generated each time (plus you don't need the import) This is highly useful for e.g. games with random events or stats, ensuring that you can't just bypass by wiggling your mousewheel (although I'd probably go insane in Magical Diary if I couldn't do this, so... =P)

Naturally, in an init block there is no need for rollback so go ahead and use random without worrying about it.

[neowired]

renpy.random works in python blocks, just not init blocks.

renpy.random is the same as random, except it plays nicely with rollback- i.e. if you do something like this:
$roll = random.randint(1, 6)
"You rolled a [roll]!"
and you rollback or save/load, the number rolled could be different. Using renpy.random avoids this, ensuring the same numbers are generated each time (plus you don't need the import)

Naturally, in an init block there is no need for rollback so go ahead and use random without worrying about it.

So it's for rollback, thanks, that answers my question perfectly

[Rosstin2]

Interesting, this is some insight into why I couldn't use Renpy.Random in my init blocks earlier.