Create a simple list containing random strings

gen_list.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys, os
import string
import random

def id_generator(size=6, chars=string.ascii_uppercase):
	return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for x in range(size))

if __name__ == "__main__":
	
	argc = len(sys.argv)
	if argc < 3:
		print "usage: %s file count" % sys.argv[0]
		exit(1)

	file = open(sys.argv[1], 'w')

	count = int(sys.argv[2])
	for i in range(0, count):
		str = id_generator(25)
		str += "\n"
		#print str
		file.write(str)


	file.close()