Simple python script, to select a random item from a list of string. In this case a list of steam trade urls. By /u/cjavad

GiveAwaySelecter.py

""" 
DEFINE FUNCTIONS HERE
"""

import re

# get steamid of trader
def TradeLink2SteamId(tradeurl):
  tradeurl = str(tradeurl)
  partnerid = re.search("(=).*?(&)", tradeurl).group().strip("=").strip("&")
  steamid = int(partnerid) >> 1
  return "STEAM_0:1:" + str(steamid)

"""
PROGRAM STARTS HERE
"""

# First we will input all of the entries in form of a trade url
ANOTHER_ONE = True
ALL_ENTRIES = [] # List with all the trade urls

while ANOTHER_ONE:
  i = str(input("Trade url: ")).lower()
  # first check if we're done
  if i == "done": # if we're done then we will move on
    ANOTHER_ONE = False
    continue
  else: # else we will add another trade url
    ALL_ENTRIES.append(i) # Add the tradeurl once
    
# now we will import pythons random libary, specificly the choice function but we will also need
# the SystemRandom for cryptographically secure random choices so it's as random as it can get.
from random import SystemRandom # no need to import choice as its in SystemRandom already

# then we will create the SystemRandom Class
secure_random = SystemRandom()

# in the end we will select our winner
WINNER_WINNER_CHICKEN_DINNER = secure_random.choice(ALL_ENTRIES) # note how we use .choice from SystemRandom

# last but not least we will output the winner with the python built-in print function
print(WINNER_WINNER_CHICKEN_DINNER)
print(TradeLink2SteamId(WINNER_WINNER_CHICKEN_DINNER))