random.shuffle(list) produces empty list

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random.shuffle(list) produces empty list - why?

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Oct-16-2016, 05:42 PM

(Oct-16-2016, 05:32 PM)Yoriz Wrote: random.shuffle changes the list in place instead of returning a shuffled list.

Thank you for your reply!
English is not my mother tongue, so what do you mean by "changes the list in place"?

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RE: random.shuffle(list) produces empty list - why? - by HeRo - Oct-16-2016, 05:42 PM

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