basically i'm better or something idk

breeding_competition.py

from random import randint, shuffle, choice
from timeit import Timer


def f(x):
    y = list(range(1, x + 1))  # creates list

    def inner(lst):
        # the condition below checks if the parities of the list are all 0 or 1
        # and continues if they aren't
        while(sum([i % 2 for i in lst]) not in (0, len(lst))):
            shuffle(lst)
            tmp = lst[:len(lst) // 2]  # cuts list in half after the shuffle - eliminates one for loop
            del lst[len(lst) // 2:]
            for i, j in zip(tmp, lst):
                z = randint(0, 2 * x)  # ensures that the value is truly random within the bounds
                k = z // 2
                if (i + j) % 2:  # if same parity, (i + j) % 2 == 0, else 1
                    lst.append(k + (not z % 2))
                else:
                    lst.append(k + z % 2)
            lst += tmp
            del lst[:len(lst) // 3]
        return lst

    return "input is not even" if x % 2 else inner(y)


def lyric(x):
    def is_even(num):
        return num % 2 == 0

    input_num = x
    try:
        input_num = int(input_num)
    except ValueError:
        print("Invalid input.")
        exit(0)
    if not is_even(input_num):
        print("Number is not even.")
        exit(0)
    else:
        pool = list(range(1, input_num + 1))
        # print(pool)

    while True:
        current_pool = pool
        shuffle(current_pool)
        groups = [current_pool[x:x + 2] for x in range(0, len(current_pool), 2)]
        for group in groups:
            parities = [is_even(x) for x in group]
            if len(set(parities)) == 1:
                pool.append(choice(list(range(2, input_num + 1, 2))))
            else:
                pool.append(choice(list(range(1, input_num + 1, 2))))
        shuffle(pool)
        pool = pool[0:int(len(pool) * 0.6) + 1]
        # print(pool)
        if len(set([is_even(x) for x in pool])) == 1:
            break
    return pool


x = 10
print("hm's:")
for i in range(2, x + 1, 2):
    timer = Timer(stmt=f"print('{i}: {len(f(i)) == i}', end=' ')")
    print(str(timer.timeit(number=1) * 1e6)[:6])
print("lyric's:")
for i in range(2, x + 1, 2):
    timer = Timer(stmt=f"print('{i}: {len(lyric(i)) == i}', end=' ')")
    print(str(timer.timeit(number=1) * 1e6)[:6])