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ELC/Middle-Square-Algorithm.py

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Middle-Square-Algorithm.py
def generate_random(seed):
digits = len(str(seed))
while True:
candidate_number = str(seed**2)
candidate_number_filled = '0' * (2 * digits - len(candidate_number)) + candidate_number
seed = int(candidate_number_filled[digits//2:-digits//2])
yield seed
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