Pair Programming Randomiser

random_partner.py

import random
import json

# hard-coded for now; feel free to update this
navigators = ['Denys', 'Bo', 'Daniel', 'Saj']
drivers = ['Rabea', 'Mascha', 'Rudy', 'Selam']
groups = {}


def random_person(_list):
    random_index = random.randrange(0, len(_list))
    return _list.pop(random_index)


while len(navigators) > 0:
    if len(navigators) == 1:
        for index, driver in enumerate(drivers):
            if index == 0:
                groups[random_person(navigators)] = [driver]
            else:
                random_navigator_index = random.randrange(0, len(groups.keys()))
                groups[groups.keys()[random_navigator_index]].append(driver)
    else:
        groups[random_person(navigators)] = [random_person(drivers)]


print "\n" + json.dumps(groups) + "\n"