How get the permutation of two lists but the elements of each list remain in the same order?
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So if I have lst1 = [a, b] and lst2 = [x, y] the result would be:
[x, y, a, b]
[x, a, y, b]
[x, a, b, y]
[a, x, y, b]
[a, x, b, y]
[a, b, x, y]
I'm thinking about doing something recursive where I take the first element of a list, place it at the start, then recursively take the next element of that list and shift it through each position (and on each shift go through all remaining elements of that list).
But I'm wondering if there may be a nicer way to do this?
edit: Some more elaborate info here
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So if I have lst1 = [a, b] and lst2 = [x, y] the result would be:
[x, y, a, b]
[x, a, y, b]
[x, a, b, y]
[a, x, y, b]
[a, x, b, y]
[a, b, x, y]
I'm thinking about doing something recursive where I take the first element of a list, place it at the start, then recursively take the next element of that list and shift it through each position (and on each shift go through all remaining elements of that list).
But I'm wondering if there may be a nicer way to do this?
edit: Some more elaborate info here
algorithms
asked Feb 19 at 14:43
Nimitz14Nimitz14
1184
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$begingroup$
So if I have lst1 = [a, b] and lst2 = [x, y] the result would be:
[x, y, a, b]
[x, a, y, b]
[x, a, b, y]
[a, x, y, b]
[a, x, b, y]
[a, b, x, y]
I'm thinking about doing something recursive where I take the first element of a list, place it at the start, then recursively take the next element of that list and shift it through each position (and on each shift go through all remaining elements of that list).
But I'm wondering if there may be a nicer way to do this?
edit: Some more elaborate info here
algorithms
asked Feb 19 at 14:43
Nimitz14Nimitz14
1184
$endgroup$
So if I have lst1 = [a, b] and lst2 = [x, y] the result would be:
[x, y, a, b]
[x, a, y, b]
[x, a, b, y]
[a, x, y, b]
[a, x, b, y]
[a, b, x, y]
I'm thinking about doing something recursive where I take the first element of a list, place it at the start, then recursively take the next element of that list and shift it through each position (and on each shift go through all remaining elements of that list).
But I'm wondering if there may be a nicer way to do this?
edit: Some more elaborate info here
algorithms
algorithms
asked Feb 19 at 14:43
Nimitz14Nimitz14
1184
asked Feb 19 at 14:43
Nimitz14Nimitz14
1184
edited Feb 19 at 15:25
Nimitz14
asked Feb 19 at 14:43
Nimitz14Nimitz14
1184
asked Feb 19 at 14:43
Nimitz14Nimitz14
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asked Feb 19 at 14:43
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Generate a string chi with len(lst1) 0s and len(lst2) 1s, e.g. for lst1 = [x, y] and lst2 = [a, b, c], you generate chi = [0, 0, 1, 1, 1]. Then you shuffle chi to obtain your "characteristic vector". This new list will dictate the order in which to output elements from lst1 and lst2.
I hope this Python program speaks for itself:
from random import shuffle
def permutation(lst1, lst2, chi):
idx1 = 0
idx2 = 0
for i in range(len(lst1) + len(lst2)):
if chi[i] == '0':
yield lst1[idx1]
idx1 += 1
else:
yield lst2[idx2]
idx2 += 1
lst1 = 'xy'
lst2 = 'abc'
chi = list('0' * len(lst1) + '1' * len(lst2))
shuffle(chi)
print(''.join(chi))
print(''.join(list(permutation(lst1, lst2, chi))))
Outputs:
11001
abxyc
10011
axybc
00111
xyabc
answered Feb 19 at 14:48
Pål GDPål GD
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I like it. You view it as picking from two lists and have a binary vector which decides from which you pick. Obvious in hindsight!
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– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 14:58
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Doing a full shuffle requiresdistinct_permutationsfrommore_itertools, just incase anyone else wonders how to do that
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– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 15:30
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Generate a string chi with len(lst1) 0s and len(lst2) 1s, e.g. for lst1 = [x, y] and lst2 = [a, b, c], you generate chi = [0, 0, 1, 1, 1]. Then you shuffle chi to obtain your "characteristic vector". This new list will dictate the order in which to output elements from lst1 and lst2.
I hope this Python program speaks for itself:
from random import shuffle
def permutation(lst1, lst2, chi):
idx1 = 0
idx2 = 0
for i in range(len(lst1) + len(lst2)):
if chi[i] == '0':
yield lst1[idx1]
idx1 += 1
else:
yield lst2[idx2]
idx2 += 1
lst1 = 'xy'
lst2 = 'abc'
chi = list('0' * len(lst1) + '1' * len(lst2))
shuffle(chi)
print(''.join(chi))
print(''.join(list(permutation(lst1, lst2, chi))))
Outputs:
11001
abxyc
10011
axybc
00111
xyabc
answered Feb 19 at 14:48
Pål GDPål GD
6,9752342
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I like it. You view it as picking from two lists and have a binary vector which decides from which you pick. Obvious in hindsight!
$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 14:58
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Doing a full shuffle requiresdistinct_permutationsfrommore_itertools, just incase anyone else wonders how to do that
$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 15:30
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Generate a string chi with len(lst1) 0s and len(lst2) 1s, e.g. for lst1 = [x, y] and lst2 = [a, b, c], you generate chi = [0, 0, 1, 1, 1]. Then you shuffle chi to obtain your "characteristic vector". This new list will dictate the order in which to output elements from lst1 and lst2.
I hope this Python program speaks for itself:
from random import shuffle
def permutation(lst1, lst2, chi):
idx1 = 0
idx2 = 0
for i in range(len(lst1) + len(lst2)):
if chi[i] == '0':
yield lst1[idx1]
idx1 += 1
else:
yield lst2[idx2]
idx2 += 1
lst1 = 'xy'
lst2 = 'abc'
chi = list('0' * len(lst1) + '1' * len(lst2))
shuffle(chi)
print(''.join(chi))
print(''.join(list(permutation(lst1, lst2, chi))))
Outputs:
11001
abxyc
10011
axybc
00111
xyabc
answered Feb 19 at 14:48
Pål GDPål GD
6,9752342
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
I like it. You view it as picking from two lists and have a binary vector which decides from which you pick. Obvious in hindsight!
$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 14:58
$begingroup$
Doing a full shuffle requiresdistinct_permutationsfrommore_itertools, just incase anyone else wonders how to do that
$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 15:30
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Generate a string chi with len(lst1) 0s and len(lst2) 1s, e.g. for lst1 = [x, y] and lst2 = [a, b, c], you generate chi = [0, 0, 1, 1, 1]. Then you shuffle chi to obtain your "characteristic vector". This new list will dictate the order in which to output elements from lst1 and lst2.
I hope this Python program speaks for itself:
from random import shuffle
def permutation(lst1, lst2, chi):
idx1 = 0
idx2 = 0
for i in range(len(lst1) + len(lst2)):
if chi[i] == '0':
yield lst1[idx1]
idx1 += 1
else:
yield lst2[idx2]
idx2 += 1
lst1 = 'xy'
lst2 = 'abc'
chi = list('0' * len(lst1) + '1' * len(lst2))
shuffle(chi)
print(''.join(chi))
print(''.join(list(permutation(lst1, lst2, chi))))
Outputs:
11001
abxyc
10011
axybc
00111
xyabc
answered Feb 19 at 14:48
Pål GDPål GD
6,9752342
$endgroup$
Generate a string chi with len(lst1) 0s and len(lst2) 1s, e.g. for lst1 = [x, y] and lst2 = [a, b, c], you generate chi = [0, 0, 1, 1, 1]. Then you shuffle chi to obtain your "characteristic vector". This new list will dictate the order in which to output elements from lst1 and lst2.
I hope this Python program speaks for itself:
from random import shuffle
def permutation(lst1, lst2, chi):
idx1 = 0
idx2 = 0
for i in range(len(lst1) + len(lst2)):
if chi[i] == '0':
yield lst1[idx1]
idx1 += 1
else:
yield lst2[idx2]
idx2 += 1
lst1 = 'xy'
lst2 = 'abc'
chi = list('0' * len(lst1) + '1' * len(lst2))
shuffle(chi)
print(''.join(chi))
print(''.join(list(permutation(lst1, lst2, chi))))
Outputs:
11001
abxyc
10011
axybc
00111
xyabc
answered Feb 19 at 14:48
Pål GDPål GD
6,9752342
edited Feb 19 at 14:57
answered Feb 19 at 14:48
Pål GDPål GD
6,9752342
answered Feb 19 at 14:48
Pål GDPål GD
6,9752342
answered Feb 19 at 14:48
Pål GDPål GD
6,9752342
6,9752342
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I like it. You view it as picking from two lists and have a binary vector which decides from which you pick. Obvious in hindsight!
$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 14:58
$begingroup$
Doing a full shuffle requiresdistinct_permutationsfrommore_itertools, just incase anyone else wonders how to do that
$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 15:30
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I like it. You view it as picking from two lists and have a binary vector which decides from which you pick. Obvious in hindsight!
$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 14:58
$begingroup$
Doing a full shuffle requiresdistinct_permutationsfrommore_itertools, just incase anyone else wonders how to do that
$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 15:30
$begingroup$
I like it. You view it as picking from two lists and have a binary vector which decides from which you pick. Obvious in hindsight!
$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 14:58
$begingroup$
I like it. You view it as picking from two lists and have a binary vector which decides from which you pick. Obvious in hindsight!
$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 14:58
$begingroup$
Doing a full shuffle requires
distinct_permutations from more_itertools, just incase anyone else wonders how to do that$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 15:30
$begingroup$
Doing a full shuffle requires
distinct_permutations from more_itertools, just incase anyone else wonders how to do that$endgroup$
– Nimitz14
Feb 19 at 15:30
add a comment |
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