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Answer 1

+24 A:

import random
random.shuffle(array)

David Zaslavsky 2009-01-23 18:37:27

Beat me by 47 seconds.

Douglas Leeder 2009-01-23 18:38:41

Just be careful, shuffle was broken in earlier numpy versions (I think this still applies to the current Debian "stable"). If I remember correctly the bug only arose when shuffle was used on a >1d numpy array.

nikow 2009-01-23 21:29:07

This deserves an http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=python+shuffle. Oh, look it's the second hit.

S.Lott 2009-01-23 21:59:23

@nikow: this has nothing to do with numpy. Just regular Python.

David Zaslavsky 2009-01-23 22:06:43

@David: Oh right, sorry, I missed that. I got almost very badly bitten by this numpy bug, so that stuck to my mind.

nikow 2009-01-24 22:05:06

Answer 2

+11 A:

import random
random.shuffle(array)

Douglas Leeder 2009-01-23 18:38:14

haha don't you hate that? Been beaten out a few times myself.

Triptych 2009-01-23 18:50:18

lol, me too. Great minds think alike. +1

David Zaslavsky 2009-01-23 19:00:47

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