gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import sys
from itertools import product
from random import sample

def load(filename):
    with open(filename) as fd:
        return filter(lambda x:x, map(lambda x:x.strip(), fd.readlines()))

def option1(A, B, n):
    """Returns n random items from the product of A+B"""
    return sample(map(lambda i:i, product(A, B)), n)

def as_strings(A, B, n):
    return map(lambda i:" ".join(i), option1(A, B, n))

def match_phrases(A, B):
    if len(A) != len(B):
	print("Lists aren't the same length!")

    items = []
    for	i in range(min(len(A), len(B))):
	#yield A[i] + " " + B[i]
	items.append("{0} {1}".format(A[i], B[i]))
    return items

if __name__ == '__main__':
    list1 = load(sys.argv[1])
    list2 = load(sys.argv[2])
    items = as_strings(list1, list2, 4)
    print(items)
    print(match_phrases(list1, list2))