Python 2 and Python 3, the two versions of the programming language in widespread use, include a function called shuffle that can randomize a list or another sequence of data.

This post explains how to use lists in Python. Learn how to add to a list in Python, create lists, insert entries, and more.

As an FYI, nosferatu-man's and my solutions are better than S. Carton's, but require Python 2.4. The "key" parameter to sort/sorted does a "Decorate-Sort-Undecorate" [1] automatically, whereas the ...