# whoami.py, from vanshdhawan.com
# Python 3.6 or later, nothing to install: python3 whoami.py
import random
import string

letters = string.ascii_lowercase


def noise(seed, n):
    """n random lowercase letters. Each seed gives its own."""
    rng = random.Random(seed)
    return "".join(rng.choice(letters) for _ in range(n))


print(noise(1, 5), noise(2, 6))  # noise
print(noise(23_012_116, 5), noise(78_700_836, 6))  # also noise

tries = 23_012_116 + 78_700_836 + 2  # each search from 0
print()
print("Noise doesn't know my name.")
print(f"I tried {tries:,} seeds until it did.")
print()
print("Search long enough and noise says whatever you want.")
print("Tune enough lookbacks and a backtest does too:")
print("same mistake, something called overfitting.")
print("When a result looks perfect,")
print("ask how many tries it took.")