questions about identicon

Pure Python library to generate Identicons?

Does anyone know of a FOSS Python lib for generating Identicons? I've looked, but so far I haven't had much luck. ...

How is the user id image generated on SO?

I am a little curious about the cute little kaleidoscopic images associated with each user on this site. How are those generated? Possibilities are: A list of images is already there in some folder and it is chosen randomly. The image is generated whenever a user registers. In any case, I am more interested in what kind of algorithm...

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How would you generate default user profile pictures?

I've been admiring StackOverflow's default quilt-like profile pictures (which I notice are also on the Fail Blog) and am curious what program both are using to generate them. But what I really want to know is: If you were to design the system to create default profile pictures, how would you do it? I'm looking for ideas on what algorit...

Is there identicon library for PHP

I'm looking for a PHP library/function/class which can create Identicons. ...

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what is the algorithm used to generate those little gravatar identicon images?

Naturally, one would suspect that the algorithm creates images that are: highly unlikely to produce the same identicon twice; and capable of ensuring that each identicon is sufficiently distinctive as to not appear too similar to any other identicon ...