r/DailyProgrammer Kids Lotto

kids.txt

Rebbeca Gann;Latosha Caraveo;Jim Bench;Carmelina Biles;Oda Wilhite;Arletha Eason;Theresa Kaczorowski;Jane Cover;Melissa Wise;Jaime Plascencia;Sacha Pontes;Tarah Mccubbin;Pei Rall;Dixie Rosenblatt;Rosana Tavera;Ethyl Kingsley;Lesia Westray;Vina Goodpasture;Drema Radke;Grace Merritt;Lashay Mendenhall;Magali Samms;Tiffaney Thiry;Rikki Buckelew;Iris Tait;Janette Huskins;Donovan Tabor;Jeremy Montilla;Sena Sapien;Jennell Stiefel;15

kids_lotto.py

#!usr/bin/env python3
"""
This script is the r/DailyProgrammer Easy Challenge #310 titles
Kids Lotto.
"""

import random


def main():
    """
    Function that handles the actual code that will be run.
    """
    with open("kids.txt", "r") as kids:
        line = kids.read()

    output_list_num = int(line.split(";")[-1])
    all_kids = line.split(";")[:-1]

    for kid in all_kids:
        choices = []

        while len(choices) < output_list_num:
            choice = random.choice(all_kids)

            if not ((choice == kid) or (choice in choices)):
                choices.append(choice)

        print(kid + " > " + ", ".join(choices))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()