cards.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-

# http://qiita.com/hisui@github/items/b47c411437d60440a605

p = int(input("人数を入力してください"))
c = input("カードを空白区切りで入力してください").split()
ans = [[] for i in range(p)]

c = c[:-(len(c)%p)]
for i in range(len(c)):
    ans[i % p].append(c[i])

print(ans)