Function Repository Resource:

RandomPartition

Cut a list into random segments

Contributed by: Aster Ctor

ResourceFunction["RandomPartition"][list,max]

divides list into smaller pieces of length no more than max.

ResourceFunction["RandomPartition"][list,min;;max]

divides list into smaller pieces of length min to max.

ResourceFunction["RandomPartition"][list,v]

divides list into smaller pieces with lengths chosen from integer list v.

ResourceFunction["RandomPartition"][list,p→v]

divides list into smaller pieces with lengths chosen from list v according to weights p.

Examples

Divide a list of length 10 into smaller pieces of length no more than 4:

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Divide a list of length 10 into small pieces of lengths 2 to 4:

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Divide a list of length 10 into small pieces of length 2 or 4:

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Divide a list of length 10 into small blocks of length 2 or 4 according to the specified weights:

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If the given set cannot be segmented as requested, the last elements will break the limit instead of being lost:

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