Shuffle and Overwrite File Lines

This function shuffles the lines in a specified file and then overwrites the original file.

Technology Stack : os, sys, random

Code Type : File operation

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import os
import sys
import random

def shuffle_lines(file_path):
    """
    Shuffle the lines in a file in place.
    """
    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
        lines = file.readlines()

    random.shuffle(lines)

    with open(file_path, 'w') as file:
        file.writelines(lines)