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The `random.choice` method performs sampling with replacement. This means that the `get_ten_random` method could return the same question more than once which is not a great user experience. Using `random.sample` (part of the standard library since 2.3 so we can for sure assume that it's available), we perform sampling without replacement so that we prevent any possibility of duplicate questions.
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random.choicemethod performs sampling with replacement. This means that theget_ten_randommethod could return the same question more than once which is not a great user experience.Using
random.sample(part of the standard library since 2.3 so we can for sure assume that it's available), we perform sampling without replacement so that we prevent any possibility of duplicate questions.