Notepad++ randomize, sort lines random

ybierling November 19, 2016November 18, 2016 en, lines, list, notepad++, order, plugin, Python, random, randomize, script, sort

Using Notepad++, it is very simple to randomize a list of lines, going from an organized list to a random one, as seen above.

To do so, make sure you have installed Python Script plugin – if not, see Notepad++ install Python Script plugin with Plugin Manager. We will then install the RandomizeLines.py for Notepad++ from github.

Open RandomizeLines.py details on github, and copy the content in your clipboard.

Copy Python script RandomizeLines.py from github

Create a file RandomizeLines.py in your local Notepad++ folder => plugins => PythonScript => scripts folder

Create file RandomizeLines.py in local Notepad++ folder

Open this file for example with Notepad++, and paste the code from RandomizeLines.py details on github

Paste Python code from github in local Python file

Restart Notepad++, and, in the file containing the lines to randomize open (and eventually text selected if you don’t want to randomize the whole file), select the option RandomizeLines in menu Plugins => Python Script => Scripts