Re: Random List Loop?!

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Date	Sun, 6 Jan 2013 02:59:16 +1100
Subject	Re: Random List Loop?!
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On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 2:47 AM, Christian Gabriel
<gabrieldenmark@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have tried now for ages to make a loop that does the following:
>
> Makes a new list with 9 random values, from 9 different lists, with 9 elements.
>
> And makes sure that none of the elements repeat!
>
> Is there anyone that can help, with a very simple solution??

Sounds like a homework question to me.

You've tried. What code have you come up with, and to what extent does
it fall short of your goal?

The nine different lists - do they have unique elements?

Are you able to use sets? (If you haven't been taught what a set is,
the answer's probably no.)

ChrisA

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Random List Loop?! Christian Gabriel <gabrieldenmark@gmail.com> - 2013-01-05 07:47 -0800
  Re: Random List Loop?! Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-01-05 10:54 -0500
  Re: Random List Loop?! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-01-06 02:59 +1100
  Re: Random List Loop?! Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2013-01-05 16:02 +0000

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