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given a slice of 52 slots shuffle so that the result has a uniform distribution probability
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package main | |
import ( | |
"fmt" | |
"math/rand" | |
"time" | |
) | |
// given array of 52 slots shuffle so that the result has a uniform distribution probability | |
var ( | |
deck []int | |
shuffled []int | |
) | |
func Shuffle(deck []int) []int { | |
rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano()) | |
for i := len(deck); i > 0; i-- { | |
// pick an index | |
index := rand.Intn(len(deck)) | |
// get the value | |
newcard := deck[index] | |
// Put it in the new deck | |
shuffled = append(shuffled, newcard) | |
// Remove from the original | |
deck = append(deck[:index], deck[index+1:]...) | |
} | |
return shuffled | |
} | |
func main() { | |
// Build a deck | |
for i := 0; i < 52; i++ { | |
deck = append(deck, i) | |
} | |
fmt.Printf("Unshuffled deck: %v\n", deck) | |
shuffled = Shuffle(deck) | |
fmt.Printf("%d slots shuffled: %v\n", len(shuffled), shuffled) | |
} |
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