Splitting an array into equal parts in ruby [duplicate]

Answer 1

This needs some better cleverness to smear out the extra pieces, but it's a reasonable start.

def i_need(bits, r)
  c = r.count
  (1..bits - 1).map { |i| r.shift((c + i) * 1.0 / bits ) } + [r]
end

>   i_need(2, [1, 3, 5, 7, 2, 4, 6, 8])
 => [[1, 3, 5, 7], [2, 4, 6, 8]] 
> i_need(3, [1, 3, 5, 7, 2, 4, 6, 8])
 => [[1, 3, 5], [7, 2, 4], [6, 8]] 
> i_need(5, [1, 3, 5, 7, 2, 4, 6, 8])
 => [[1, 3], [5, 7], [2, 4], [6], [8]]