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import requests, simplejson |
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# Insert your API key here |
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api_key = '<my_api_key>' |
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# Some random names from http://www.namesgenerator.org/100-random-names/ |
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authors = [ |
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"Staffan Krammerer", "Rosalinda Stavoua", "Tahsin Tomms", |
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"Saikhantuya Stronge", "Bronte Movileanu", "Mykel Eletti", |
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"Brendan Hamzová", "Utaka Heldt", "Alekzander Ogiemwonyi", |
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"Jaimi Neutz", "Jakobien Waclawik", "Olegas General", |
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"Ishtar Nikulshin", "Ajo Lebedinsky", "Aril Blackfeather", |
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"Chrissa Kipoin", "Luciene Tomrley", "Shinobu Looney", |
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"Kalmi Saites", "Vienna Hyer", "Chritian Crosara", |
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"Jemski Grieder", "Giwayen Antlers", "Caila Wixted", |
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"Donara Polec", "Ricki Plockmeyer", "Merdan Werbeer", |
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"Rosemar Weglinsky", "Soline Sagimoto", "Letha Kampras" |
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] |
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# Set up the JSON request for the random.org API |
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request_parameters = dict( |
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jsonrpc='2.0', |
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method='generateIntegers', |
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params=dict( |
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apiKey=api_key, |
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n=len(authors), |
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min=0, |
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max=len(authors) - 1, |
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replacement=False), |
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id='author_ordering') |
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encoder = simplejson.JSONEncoder() |
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json_request = encoder.encode(request_parameters) |
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# Actually make the request |
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response = requests.put('https://api.random.org/json-rpc/1/invoke', |
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data=json_request) |
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if response: |
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# Decode response from the server |
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decoder = simplejson.JSONDecoder() |
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order = decoder.decode(response.content) |
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# Use the random permutation to generate the author list |
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print ', '.join(map(lambda i: authors[i], order['result']['random']['data'])) |
