Random Search in Pyton

random.py

import random

def random_search(array, iterations, objective, *args):
    """Do a random search over the array for :iterations:."""
    best = array[0]
    best_value = objective(best, *args)
    
    for i in range(iterations):
      candidate = random.sample(best, len(best))
      value = objective(candidate, *args)
      
      if value < best_value:
        best = candidate
        best_value = value
     
    return best, best_value