> > That wont work because I would have to type the expression that is used as > argument twice in a test.
(lambda data: random.sample(data, len(data)))(container) That lambda is actually your "shuffled"... 2016-09-08 6:34 GMT-03:00 Arek Bulski <arek.bul...@gmail.com>: > > So, why can't you call random.shuffle(all_tests) if you want to run > your tests in random order? > > I dont randomize test order. People should stop assuming that they know > better. I need to randomize some arguments for one particular test and I > cannot call shuffle between tests. Its a continous list of declarative > tests. Needs to be shuffled(). > > https://github.com/construct/construct/blob/master/tests/test_all.py > See? No way to put imperative code between tests. > > > sample(container, len(container)) > > That wont work because I would have to type the expression that is used as > argument twice in a test. I need shuffled. Enough said. > > > I'll reiterate that I don't have a use case for this myself... > > I dont have a use case for half of what the std library offers. Or for > type annotations. Asynchronous comprehesions, what is that? Do you see me > rejecting those? > > > (sample having default of entire list size) > > That would work but would not be pretty. shuffled() is self explanatory > and has a nice ring to it. Randomized list is not a sample by definition. > > > pozdrawiam, > Arkadiusz Bulski > > > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list > Python-ideas@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > -- Danilo J. S. Bellini --------------- "*It is not our business to set up prohibitions, but to arrive at conventions.*" (R. Carnap)
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