import random import sys file_name = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 2: seed = sys.argv[2] else: seed = 42 fp = open(file_name, 'r') lines = fp.readlines() fp.close() random.seed(seed) random.shuffle(lines) fp = open(file_name, 'w') for line in lines: fp.write(f'{line}') fp.close()