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import random


    

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l = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]


    

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print(random.sample(l, 3))


    

    




[2, 4, 0]

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print(type(random.sample(l, 3)))


    

    




<class 'list'>

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print(random.sample(l, 1))


    

    




[3]

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print(random.sample(l, 0))


    

    




[]

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# print(random.sample(l, 10))
# ValueError: Sample larger than population or is negative


    

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print(random.sample(('xxx', 'yyy', 'zzz'), 2))


    

    




['xxx', 'yyy']

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print(random.sample('abcde', 2))


    

    




['b', 'e']

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print(tuple(random.sample(('xxx', 'yyy', 'zzz'), 2)))


    

    




('xxx', 'yyy')

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print(''.join(random.sample('abcde', 2)))


    

    




dc

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l_dup = [0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3]


    

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print(random.sample(l_dup, 3))


    

    




[3, 1, 1]

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print(set(l_dup))


    

    




{0, 1, 2, 3}

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print(random.sample(set(l_dup), 3))


    

    




[1, 3, 2]