view release on metacpan or  search on metacpan

README  view on Meta::CPAN

    (@shuffled[0..$num_wanted-1]) or head().

    List::MoreUtils also provides samples().

    Keywords: sample, sampling.

    3. Picking item(s), with weights

    If you want to assign different weights to different items (so one item
    might be picked more likely), you can use one of these modules:

    Array::Sample::WeightedRandom offers sampling without replacement (not
    allowing duplicates) or with replacement (allowing duplicates).

    Random::Skew.

    Data::Random::Weighted currently can only pick a single item.

    Tangentially-related modules

    App::PickArgs provides CLI pick-args to pick random items from
    command-line arguments.

ACME::CPANMODULES ENTRIES
    List::Util
        Author: PEVANS <https://metacpan.org/author/PEVANS>

    List::MoreUtils
        Author: REHSACK <https://metacpan.org/author/REHSACK>

    Array::Sample::WeightedRandom
        Author: PERLANCAR <https://metacpan.org/author/PERLANCAR>

    Random::Skew
        Author: TRILLICH <https://metacpan.org/author/TRILLICH>

    Data::Random::Weighted
        Author: GEISTBERG <https://metacpan.org/author/GEISTBERG>

FAQ
  What is an Acme::CPANModules::* module?
    An Acme::CPANModules::* module, like this module, contains just a list
    of module names that share a common characteristics. It is a way to
    categorize modules and document CPAN. See Acme::CPANModules for more
    details.

  What are ways to use this Acme::CPANModules module?
    Aside from reading this Acme::CPANModules module's POD documentation,
    you can install all the listed modules (entries) using cpanm-cpanmodules
    script (from App::cpanm::cpanmodules distribution):

     % cpanm-cpanmodules -n PickingRandomItemsFromList

    Alternatively you can use the cpanmodules CLI (from App::cpanmodules
    distribution):

        % cpanmodules ls-entries PickingRandomItemsFromList | cpanm -n

    or Acme::CM::Get:

        % perl -MAcme::CM::Get=PickingRandomItemsFromList -E'say $_->{module} for @{ $LIST->{entries} }' | cpanm -n

    or directly:

        % perl -MAcme::CPANModules::PickingRandomItemsFromList -E'say $_->{module} for @{ $Acme::CPANModules::PickingRandomItemsFromList::LIST->{entries} }' | cpanm -n

    This Acme::CPANModules module also helps lcpan produce a more meaningful
    result for "lcpan related-mods" command when it comes to finding related
    modules for the modules listed in this Acme::CPANModules module. See
    App::lcpan::Cmd::related_mods for more details on how "related modules"
    are found.

HOMEPAGE
    Please visit the project's homepage at
    <https://metacpan.org/release/Acme-CPANModules-PickingRandomItemsFromLis
    t>.

SOURCE
    Source repository is at
    <https://github.com/perlancar/perl-Acme-CPANModules-PickingRandomItemsFr
    omList>.

SEE ALSO
    Bencher::Scenario::SamplingFromList for the benchmark, which we will
    probably include in the future.

    Related lists: Acme::CPANModules::Sampling

    Acme::CPANModules - about the Acme::CPANModules namespace

    cpanmodules - CLI tool to let you browse/view the lists

AUTHOR
    perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

CONTRIBUTING
    To contribute, you can send patches by email/via RT, or send pull
    requests on GitHub.

    Most of the time, you don't need to build the distribution yourself. You
    can simply modify the code, then test via:

     % prove -l

    If you want to build the distribution (e.g. to try to install it locally
    on your system), you can install Dist::Zilla,
    Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR,
    Pod::Weaver::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, and sometimes one or two
    other Dist::Zilla- and/or Pod::Weaver plugins. Any additional steps
    required beyond that are considered a bug and can be reported to me.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
    This software is copyright (c) 2025 by perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>.

    This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
    the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

BUGS
    Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website
    <https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Acme-CPANModules-Pick
    ingRandomItemsFromList>

    When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch
    to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.