input: 
  def shuffle_list(input_list):
      """
      Shuffles the given list in place and returns it.
      >>> shuffle_list([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
      [5, 2, 3, 4, 1]  # The output will vary due to shuffling effect
      >>> shuffle_list(['apple', 'banana', 'cherry'])
      ['cherry', 'apple', 'banana']  # The output will vary due to shuffling effect
      """
  
output:     import random
      random.shuffle(input_list)
      return input_list