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random(list) should work #1035

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LeaVerou opened this issue Aug 13, 2024 · 1 comment
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random(list) should work #1035

LeaVerou opened this issue Aug 13, 2024 · 1 comment
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Effort: low Easy to address issues, ideal for first time contributors! Priority: low Status: 4. Ready to implement We know how to implement this, but who will do it? Topic: Formulas

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Currently to pick a random item from a list you need to either do first(shuffle(list)) (which is also wasteful) or get(list, random(0, count(list))) which is also very roundabout. random(list) should just work.
@LeaVerou LeaVerou added Effort: low Easy to address issues, ideal for first time contributors! Priority: low Status: 4. Ready to implement We know how to implement this, but who will do it? Topic: Formulas labels Aug 13, 2024
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karger commented Jan 7, 2025

would it make sense to have a second argument specifying the number of items you want returned? It would require returning an item if there is no argument and a list (even if it is a list of one item) if there is a second argument. Would this inconsistency be a bad choice?

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