New submission from Lex Flagel <flag0...@gmail.com>:
It would be nice to make random.sample and random.choice both have the same
behavior with iterators. Currently random.sample accepts them happily, and
whereas random.choice does not. E.g.
> import random
> d = {'a':1, 'b':2}
> random.sample(d.keys(),1)
Out: ['a']
> random.choice(d.keys())
Out: TypeError: 'dict_keys' object is not subscriptable
random.choice could be redefined as follows to harmonize behavior, but I think
the solution for random.choices maybe be more involved:
def choice(x):
random.sample(x,1)[0]
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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 348680
nosy: Lex Flagel
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Harmonize random.choice(s) behavior with random.sample on iterators
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.8
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<https://bugs.python.org/issue37708>
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