in multiset_codec/rans.py [0:0]
def stack_slice(stack, n):
slc = []
while n > 0:
if stack:
arr, stack = stack
else:
warn(f'Popping from empty message. Generating {32*n} bits of random data.')
arr, stack = rng.integers(1 << 32, size=n, dtype='uint32'), ()
if n >= len(arr):
slc.append(arr)
n -= len(arr)
else:
slc.append(arr[:n])
stack = arr[n:], stack
break
return stack, np.concatenate(slc)