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The Python random.shuffle() method changes the order of the items in a list at random. Combined with indexing, this method is useful for selecting a random item from a list. The random.shuffle() method accepts one argument: the list you want to change.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You may encounter a situation where you want to randomize the order of items in a list. For instance, say you\u2019re creating a program that chooses the winner of a raffle at your store. You may want to have that program select a winner by randomly reorganizing the list of participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where the random.shuffle()<\/em> method comes in. The random.shuffle()<\/em> method is part of the random<\/em> module in Python and is used to reorder the items in a list at random. In this tutorial, we’ll discuss how to use the random.shuffle()<\/em> method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Python Shuffle List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The random.shuffle()<\/em> Python function randomly reorders items in a list. This method is useful for applications where you want to retrieve an item from a list at random. The random.shuffle()<\/em> method modifies an original list. This method does not create a new list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A list<\/em> stores collections of data. Python lists<\/a> are ordered, which means that when you store an item in a list, it will stay in that position. While this is an important feature of lists, you may be creating a program that needs to shuffle the order of a list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

random<\/em>.shuffle()<\/em> is part of the random library, which implements pseudo-random number generators in Python. This means that before we can use the random.shuffle()<\/em> method, we need to import the random library into our code. We can do so by adding the following to our code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

import random<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
The syntax for the random.shuffle()<\/em> method is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
import random\n\nrandom.shuffle(list_name, function)<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
The random.shuffle()<\/em> method takes in two parameters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n