Classroom Seating Chart

seatChart.py

a1 = [
"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""
]

from random import shuffle

def printSeatChart(roster):

    # add empty strings to make the class size 17
    roster += [""] * (17 - len(roster))

    # shuffle the list
    shuffle(roster)

    # add one more to block seat #6
    if len(roster) == 17:
        roster = roster[:5] + [""] + roster[5:]

    print("DOOR".ljust(24) + "WHITEBOARD".center(24) + "INSTRUCTOR".center(24))
    print('*' * 84)

    for i in range(0, len(roster), 6):
        for j in range(3):
            print(f"{roster[i+j]:^12}", end="")
        print(' ' * 12, end="")
        for j in range(3, 6):
            print(f"{roster[i+j]:^12}", end="")
        print()
        print('*' * 84)

    print("REAR".center(84))