I tend to agree with Arek. I've been bitten multiple times, including once yesterday, because shuffle works in place, when I really expect a sorted()-like behavior for a standalone function like that.

Mahmoud

On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Arek Bulski <arek.bulski@gmail.com> wrote:

shuffled() should be in the random module, of course. I dont suggest a builtin. Although now that you mentioned it, I could go for that too.

There are usage cases where its heavily used, in randomized testing for example. I am sure that there are also other domains where randomization of lists is used.

Another reason to put it there is that using shuffle is inconvenient. The fact that I CAN write it myself doesnt mean that it doesnt belong in the standard library.

Implementing this in pure python wont take a lot of work.

pozdrawiam,
Arkadiusz Bulski

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