Stargate SGC planet designation creator

sgc_designations.py

import random
import string

def generate_sgc_planet_designation(galaxy='Milky Way', include_char=True):
    # Quadrants: M (Milky Way) or P (Pegasus)
    quadrant = 'M' if galaxy == 'Milky Way' else 'P'

    # Region within the quadrant (1-9)
    region = random.randint(1, 9)

    # Separator letter (A-Z, except for the quadrant letter)
    separator = random.choice([char for char in string.ascii_uppercase if char != quadrant])

    # Planet number or alphanumeric combination
    if include_char and random.random() < 0.2:  # 20% chance to include a character in the second group
        planet = ''.join([str(random.randint(0, 9)) if random.random() < 0.8 else random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for _ in range(3)])
    else:
        planet = f'{random.randint(100, 999)}'

    return f'{quadrant}{region}{separator}-{planet}'


# Test the function
for _ in range(5):
    print(generate_sgc_planet_designation(galaxy='Milky Way', include_char=True))

print()

for _ in range(5):
    print(generate_sgc_planet_designation(galaxy='Pegasus', include_char=True))