shuffle string in python

Question

I am looking for a function or short program that receives a string (up to 10 letters) and shuffles it.

Answer 1

Python Provides the various solutions to shuffle the string:

1. External library: python-string-utils

• first install the python-string-utils library
  • pip install python_string_utils
• use string_utils.shuffle() function to shuffle string
• please use the below snippet for it

Code Snippet

import string_utils
print string_utils.shuffle("random_string")

Output:

drorntmi_asng

2. Builtins Method: random.shuffle

Please find the code below to shuffle the string. The code will take the string and convert that string to list. Then shuffle the string contents and will print the string.

import random
str_var = list("shuffle_this_string")
random.shuffle(str_var)
print ''.join(str_var)

Output:

t_suesnhgslfhitrfi_

3. External Library: Numpy

import numpy
str_var = list("shuffle_this_string")
numpy.random.shuffle(str_var)
print ''.join(str_var)

Output:

nfehirgsu_slftt_his