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Teradata® Package for Python Function Reference - 20.00

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Teradata Package for Python
Release Number
20.00.00.11
Published
August 2026
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en-US
ft:lastEdition
2026-08-13
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TeradataPython_FxRef_Enterprise_2000
Product Category
Teradata Vantage
teradataml.dataframe.sql.DataFrameColumn.shuffle = shuffle(self)
DESCRIPTION:
    Randomly shuffle the elements of the array.
 
PARAMETERS:
    None
 
RETURNS:
    ColumnExpression
 
EXAMPLES:
    >>> from teradataml import *
    >>> load_example_data("array", "array_table")
 
    # Create a DataFrame on 'array_table'.
    >>> df = DataFrame("array_table")
    >>> df
                     arr1                   arr2                        arr3
    id                                                                      
    1    (10,20,30,40,50)     (23,200,215,40,21)  ('ab','bc','cd','ab','ef')
    4   (180,28,38,48,58)  (30,NULL,NULL,250,27)  ('mn','no',NULL,'op','pq')
    2   (150,25,35,45,55)       (28,50,95,90,26)  ('xy','yz','za','ab','xy')
    6   (16,261,36,46,56)     (29,170,160,46,25)  ('uv','xy','ab','xy','yz')
    3   (12,22,320,42,52)     (25,22,140,200,23)  ('pq','ab','ab','st','tu')
    5    (14,24,34,44,54)  (26,NULL,NULL,180,24)  ('ij','jk',NULL,'kl','lm')
 
    # Example 1: Shuffle elements of array column 'arr1'.
    >>> res = df.assign(shuffled_arr = df.arr1.shuffle())
    >>> res
                     arr1                   arr2                        arr3       shuffled_arr
    id                                                                                         
    2   (150,25,35,45,55)       (28,50,95,90,26)  ('xy','yz','za','ab','xy')  (25,150,45,35,55)
    6   (16,261,36,46,56)     (29,170,160,46,25)  ('uv','xy','ab','xy','yz')  (46,36,261,56,16)
    3   (12,22,320,42,52)     (25,22,140,200,23)  ('pq','ab','ab','st','tu')  (52,22,42,320,12)
    4   (180,28,38,48,58)  (30,NULL,NULL,250,27)  ('mn','no',NULL,'op','pq')  (180,38,28,58,48)
    1    (10,20,30,40,50)     (23,200,215,40,21)  ('ab','bc','cd','ab','ef')   (20,10,50,40,30)
    5    (14,24,34,44,54)  (26,NULL,NULL,180,24)  ('ij','jk',NULL,'kl','lm')   (44,34,14,54,24)