Python/other/fischer_yates_shuffle.py
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* spelling corrections

* review

* improved documentation, removed redundant variables, added testing

* added type hint

* camel case to snake case

* spelling fix

* review

* python --> Python # it is a brand name, not a snake

* explicit cast to int

* spaces in int list

* "!= None" to "is not None"

* Update comb_sort.py

* various spelling corrections in documentation & several variables naming conventions fix

* + char in file name

* import dependency - bug fix

Co-authored-by: John Law <johnlaw.po@gmail.com>
2020-03-04 13:40:28 +01:00

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#!/usr/bin/python
"""
The FisherYates shuffle is an algorithm for generating a random permutation of a finite sequence.
For more details visit
wikipedia/Fischer-Yates-Shuffle.
"""
import random
def FYshuffle(list):
for i in range(len(list)):
a = random.randint(0, len(list) - 1)
b = random.randint(0, len(list) - 1)
list[a], list[b] = list[b], list[a]
return list
if __name__ == "__main__":
integers = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
strings = ["python", "says", "hello", "!"]
print("Fisher-Yates Shuffle:")
print("List", integers, strings)
print("FY Shuffle", FYshuffle(integers), FYshuffle(strings))