If you want to know more, check the posted link for the Fisher-Yates algorithm. It explains its operation and shows examples in several different programming languages. I used the python example as the basis for creating a Jinja2 template. As mentioned, I needed help with the list construction because list handling is rather limited in Home Assistant’s implementation of Jinja2. To get a sense of that, compare the python version to the Jinja2 version.
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