#12867: random_element for Words is broken
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       Reporter:  AlexGhitza     |        Owner:  sage-combinat
           Type:  defect         |       Status:  needs_review
       Priority:  major          |    Milestone:  sage-5.13
      Component:  combinatorics  |   Resolution:
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Comment (by ncohen):

 Well, what about raising an exception saying that there is no uniform
 distribution on this set ?...

 Honestly, computing random words through `__random_element_from_unrank`
 really is a joke....

 {{{
 sage: W=Words(2, 30)
 sage: W.random_element()
 <still waiting>
 }}}

 Nathann

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