kicker tournament for cctrl

draw.py

import random
import time

backend = ['mk', 'sf', 'tr', 'oh', 'rm', 'tw', 'fa', 'cl']
frontend = ['sf', 'eo', 'tr', 'oh', 'hp', 'dv', 'pe', 'fa']
teams = []


def draw(backend, frontend):
    a = backend[random.randint(0, len(backend) - 1)]
    b = frontend[random.randint(0, len(frontend) - 1)]

    if a != b:
        print '{} plays with {} !!!!!!'.format(a, b)

        if a in backend:
            backend.remove(a)

        if b in backend:
            backend.remove(b)

        if a in frontend:
            frontend.remove(a)

        if b in frontend:
            frontend.remove(b)

        return a, b

    return None, None


while backend and frontend:

    print 'Throwing balls!'
    time.sleep(2)

    a, b = draw(backend, frontend)
    if a and b:
        teams.append((a, b))

    print 'Teams: {}'.format(teams)

    print 'Pending backends: {}'.format(backend)
    print 'Pending frontends: {}'.format(frontend)