def init_random(seed = 0):
        """
        Initialize and seed the random number generator.
        """

        NUM_RND_STREAMS = 96*128
        CUDAMatrix.rndInitialized = 1
        CUDAMatrix.rnd_state = rnd_struct()
        CUDAMatrix.rnd_state_p = ct.pointer(CUDAMatrix.rnd_state)

        cudamat_path = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'rnd_multipliers_32bit.txt')

        err_code = _cudamat.init_random(CUDAMatrix.rnd_state_p, ct.c_int(seed), cudamat_path)
        if err_code:
            raise generate_exception(err_code)

        Initialize and seed the random number generator.
        
cudamat/cudamat.py