name_generator.py

import random

consonants = ['q','w','r','t','y','p','s','d','f','g','h','j','k','l','z','x','c','v','b','n','m']
vowels = ['a','e','i','o','u']
app_is_running = True

def rand_in_list(List):
    """
    Fetches a random element in a list.
    """
    return List[random.randrange(0,len(List)-1)]

def gen_name() -> str:
    name = ""
    for i in range(14):
        if random.randint(0,3) == 0 and i > 4:
            break
        else:
            name += rand_in_list(consonants) + rand_in_list(vowels)
    return name

num_names = int(input('Number of names to output: '))

names = '\n'.join([gen_name() for x in range(num_names)])

write_to_file = input("Write to file (y/n): ").lower() in ['yes','y','ok','true']

if write_to_file:
    with open('names_generated.txt','wt') as f:
        f.write(names)
else:
    print(names)