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authorSenthil Kumaran <senthil@uthcode.com>2013-09-12 05:55:54 (GMT)
committerSenthil Kumaran <senthil@uthcode.com>2013-09-12 05:55:54 (GMT)
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merge from 3.3
Improve the docstring of random.shuffle. Inform users not to provide int arg. Addresses issue #14927
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@@ -257,9 +257,16 @@ class Random(_random.Random):
def shuffle(self, x, random=None, int=int):
"""Shuffle list x in place, and return None.
+<<<<<<< local
Optional argument random is a 0-argument function returning a
random float in [0.0, 1.0); if it is the default None, the
standard random.random will be used.
+=======
+ Optional arg random is a 0-argument function returning a random
+ float in [0.0, 1.0); by default, the standard random.random.
+
+ Do not supply the 'int' argument.
+>>>>>>> other
"""
randbelow = self._randbelow