Adds some of the code I generated while studying for a role transfer at Google using the fantastic resource, InterviewCake.com. This work predates the mono-repo. I should think of ways to DRY up this code and the code in crack_the_coding_interview, but I'm afraid I'm creating unnecessary work for myself that way.
		
			
				
	
	
		
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			34 lines
		
	
	
	
		
			718 B
		
	
	
	
		
			Python
		
	
	
	
	
	
import random
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def get_random(floor, ceiling):
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    return random.randrange(floor, ceiling + 1)
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# shuffle_in_place :: [a] -> IO ()
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def shuffle_in_place(xs):
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    """Fisher-Yates algorithm. Notice that shuffling here is the same as
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    selecting a random permutation of the input set, `xs`."""
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    n = len(xs) - 1
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    for i in range(len(xs)):
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        r = get_random(i, n)
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        xs[i], xs[r] = xs[r], xs[i]
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    return xs
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# shuffle :: [a] -> [a]
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def shuffle_not_in_place(xs):
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    result = []
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    while xs:
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        i = get_random(0, len(xs) - 1)
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        x = xs.pop(i)
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        result.append(x)
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    return result
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xs = [x for x in range(9)]
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print(xs)
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# print(shuffle_not_in_place(xs))
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print(shuffle_in_place(xs[:]))
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