import numpy

#because the labels are images we need a special function 
#to shuffle the iamges and their labels together
def shuffle_in_unison(a, b):
    assert len(a) == len(b)
    shuffled_a = numpy.empty(a.shape, dtype=a.dtype)
    shuffled_b = numpy.empty(b.shape, dtype=b.dtype)
    permutation = numpy.random.permutation(len(a))
    for old_index, new_index in enumerate(permutation):
        shuffled_a[new_index] = a[old_index]
        shuffled_b[new_index] = b[old_index]
    return shuffled_a, shuffled_b
