Return the contents of 'list_' sampled evenly accross its current order.

sample_list_evenly.py

def sample_list_evenly(list_: List[Any], samples: int) -> List[Any]:
    """
    Return the contents of 'list_' sampled evenly accross its current order.
    
    NOTE: Doesn't work perfectly yet...

    :param list_: A list of anything.

    :param samples: The number of samples to return.

    :return: The contents of 'list_' sampled evenly accross its current order.
    """

    # How large will each "step" between indices be?
    index_step_rate = len(list_) / samples

    # Determine the "Evenness Factor", which attempts to keep
    # an even distance between samples and either end of the resultant list
    # It doesn't seem to work perfectly
    if index_step_rate > 2:
        evenness_factor = math.floor(index_step_rate / 2)
    else:
        evenness_factor = 0

    raw_indices = [round((index_step_rate * x) + evenness_factor) for x in range(samples)]

    indices = sorted(set(raw_indices))

    return [list_[index] for index in indices]