diff --git a/py-polars/polars/testing/parametric/primitives.py b/py-polars/polars/testing/parametric/primitives.py
index 11e1086afbc7d..237af089a4e9d 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/testing/parametric/primitives.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/testing/parametric/primitives.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import random
+import warnings
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Collection, Sequence, overload
 
 import hypothesis.strategies as st
-from hypothesis.errors import InvalidArgument
+from hypothesis.errors import InvalidArgument, NonInteractiveExampleWarning
 
 import polars.functions as F
 from polars.dataframe import DataFrame
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@ def dataframes(  # noqa: D417
         cols = [column() for _ in range(cols)]
     elif isinstance(cols, column):
         cols = [cols]
-    elif not isinstance(cols, list):
+    else:
         cols = list(cols)
 
     if include_cols:
-        cols.extend(include_cols)
+        cols.extend(list(include_cols))
 
     if size is None:
         size = draw(st.integers(min_value=min_size, max_value=max_size))
@@ -534,7 +534,9 @@ def columns(
     """
     # create/assign named columns
     if cols is None:
-        cols = random.randint(min_cols, max_cols)
+        with warnings.catch_warnings():
+            warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=NonInteractiveExampleWarning)
+            cols = st.integers(min_value=min_cols, max_value=max_cols).example()
     if isinstance(cols, int):
         names: Sequence[str] = [f"col{n}" for n in range(cols)]
     else:
diff --git a/py-polars/polars/testing/parametric/strategies.py b/py-polars/polars/testing/parametric/strategies.py
index c2d8c0163add8..16732a07bf7d1 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/testing/parametric/strategies.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/testing/parametric/strategies.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def dtypes(
     allowed_dtypes: Sequence[PolarsDataType] | None = None,
     excluded_dtypes: Collection[PolarsDataType] | None = None,
 ) -> DataType:
-    """Returns a strategy which generates Polars data types."""
+    """Returns a strategy which generates Polars `DataType` objects."""
     if allowed_dtypes is None:
         allowed_dtypes = STRATEGY_DTYPES
     if excluded_dtypes:
diff --git a/py-polars/tests/parametric/test_testing.py b/py-polars/tests/parametric/test_testing.py
index 7297fe5165324..dea08008783ec 100644
--- a/py-polars/tests/parametric/test_testing.py
+++ b/py-polars/tests/parametric/test_testing.py
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any
 
+import hypothesis.strategies as st
 import pytest
 from hypothesis import given, settings
 from hypothesis.errors import InvalidArgument, NonInteractiveExampleWarning
-from hypothesis.strategies import sampled_from
 
 import polars as pl
 from polars.datatypes import TEMPORAL_DTYPES
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     dataframes,
     series,
 )
+from polars.testing.parametric.primitives import MAX_COLS
 
 # TODO: add parametric strategy generator that supports timezones
 TEMPORAL_DTYPES_ = {
@@ -59,8 +60,9 @@ def test_strategy_shape(
     assert s1.name == ""
     assert s2.name == "col"
 
-    from polars.testing.parametric.primitives import MAX_COLS
 
+@pytest.mark.hypothesis()
+def test_columns_auto_infer() -> None:
     assert 0 <= len(columns(None)) <= MAX_COLS
 
 
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ def test_strategy_shape(
         cols=columns(["a", "b"], dtype=pl.UInt8, unique=True),
         include_cols=[
             column("c", dtype=pl.Boolean),
-            column("d", strategy=sampled_from(["x", "y", "z"])),
+            column("d", strategy=st.sampled_from(["x", "y", "z"])),
         ],
     )
 )
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ def test_invalid_arguments() -> None:
         column("colx", dtype=pl.Struct)
 
     with pytest.raises(InvalidArgument, match="unable to determine dtype"):
-        column("colx", strategy=sampled_from([None]))
+        column("colx", strategy=st.none())
 
     with pytest.raises(InvalidArgument, match="not a valid polars datatype"):
         columns(["colx", "coly"], dtype=pl.DataFrame)  # type: ignore[arg-type]