'''Knuth shuffle as a fold''' from functools import reduce from random import randint # knuthShuffle :: [a] -> IO [a] def knuthShuffle(xs): '''A pseudo-random shuffle of the elements in xs.''' return reduce( swapped, enumerate(randoms(len(xs))), xs ) # swapped :: (Int, Int) -> [a] -> [a] def swapped(xs, ij): '''New list in which the elements at indices i and j of xs are swapped. ''' def go(a, b): if a != b: m, n = (a, b) if b > a else (b, a) l, ht = splitAt(m)(xs) ys, zs = splitAt((n - m) - 1)(ht[1:]) return l + [zs[0]] + ys + [ht[0]] + zs[1:] else: return xs i, j = ij z = len(xs) - 1 return xs if i > z or j > z else go(i, j) # randoms :: Int -> IO [Int] def randoms(n): '''Pseudo-random list of n - 1 indices. ''' return list(map(randomRInt(0)(n - 1), range(1, n))) # TEST ---------------------------------------------------- # main :: IO () def main(): '''Repeated Knuth shuffles of ['a' .. 'k']''' print( fTable(main.__doc__ + ':\n')(str)(lambda x: ''.join(x))( lambda _: knuthShuffle(list('abcdefghijk')) )(range(1, 11)) ) # GENERIC ------------------------------------------------- # randomRInt :: Int -> Int -> IO () -> Int def randomRInt(m): '''The return value of randomRInt is itself a function. The returned function, whenever called, yields a a new pseudo-random integer in the range [m..n]. ''' return lambda n: lambda _: randint(m, n) # splitAt :: Int -> [a] -> ([a], [a]) def splitAt(n): '''A tuple pairing the prefix of length n with the rest of xs. ''' return lambda xs: (xs[0:n], xs[n:]) # FORMATTING ----------------------------------------------------------- # fTable :: String -> (a -> String) -> # (b -> String) -> (a -> b) -> [a] -> String def fTable(s): '''Heading -> x display function -> fx display function -> f -> xs -> tabular string. ''' def go(xShow, fxShow, f, xs): ys = [xShow(x) for x in xs] w = max(map(len, ys)) return s + '\n' + '\n'.join(map( lambda x, y: y.rjust(w, ' ') + ' -> ' + fxShow(f(x)), xs, ys )) return lambda xShow: lambda fxShow: lambda f: lambda xs: go( xShow, fxShow, f, xs ) # MAIN --- if __name__ == '__main__': main()