from os import urandom from hashlib import sha256 from random import expovariate import time import sys if len(sys.argv) > 1: rate = float(sys.argv[1]) else: rate = 1.0 # default rate: 1 Hz if len(sys.argv) > 2: max_events = int(sys.argv[2]) else: max_events = None event_count = 0 while max_events is None or event_count < max_events: event_count += 1 print("%s %s" % (time.time(), sha256(urandom(20)).hexdigest()), flush=True) time.sleep(expovariate(rate))