Shuffle a given array of elements (Fisher–Yates shuffle) code example
Example: Shuffle a given array of elements (Fisher–Yates shuffle)
from random import randrange
# Utility function to swap elements `A[i]` and `A[j]` in a list
def swap(A, i, j):
temp = A[i]
A[i] = A[j]
A[j] = temp
# Function to shuffle a list `A`
def shuffle(A):
# read list from the lowest index to highest
for i in range(len(A) - 1):
# generate a random number `j` such that `i <= j < n`
j = randrange(i, len(A))
# swap the current element with the randomly generated index
swap(A, i, j)