Python .shuffle()
Published Feb 26, 2022Updated Mar 9, 2022
The .shuffle() method takes a list as a parameter and randomly re-orders the contents in place.
Syntax
random.shuffle(list)
The list is the collection of items to be shuffled in place.
Example
After importing the random module, lists can be rearranged with .shuffle():
import randommy_list = [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]random.shuffle(my_list)print(my_list)# Output: [2, 3, 5, 0, 6, 8, 4, 7, 1, 9]
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