# HG changeset patch
# Parent ab05e7dd27889b93f20d97bae86170aabfe45ace

diff --git a/Lib/random.py b/Lib/random.py
--- a/Lib/random.py
+++ b/Lib/random.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 
         if random is None:
             random = self.random
-        for i in reversed(xrange(1, len(x))):
+        for i in xrange(1, len(x), -1):
             # pick an element in x[:i+1] with which to exchange x[i]
             j = int(random() * (i+1))
             x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i]