Canberra Multicultural Festival Bingo Generator!

multi-culti.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
""" Canberra Multicultural Festival Bingo Card Generator

USAGE: 
Edit vars if you want: ncols, nrows, ctc
$ python3 multi-culti.py

Make up the rules amongst your own friends!
Don't judge my code, I wrote this in a rush!
Have fun and drink responsibly.

Author: Aqeel Akber, 2017
Twitter: @AdmiralAkber
"""

import random

ncols = 4
nrows = 4
# ratio of continents to countries (still random, just weight by probability)
ctc = 1

continents = ['Asia', 'Africa', 'North America', 'South America', 'Europe', 'Oceania']

countries = ['China', 'Australia', 'Turkey', \
             'Lebanon', 'Germany', 'Indonesia', 'Italy', \
             'Greece', 'Mexico', 'India', 'Nepal', 'Ethiopia', \
             'Japan', 'Austria', 'Ukraine', 'Scotland', 'England', \
             'Ireland', 'Singapore', 'Tibet', 'Malaysia', 'Bangladesh', \
             'Belgium', 'Serbia', 'Croatia', 'Macedonia', 'Sweden', 'Estonia', \
             'Lithuania', 'France', 'Portugal', 'Sri Lanka', 'Poland', 'Denmark', \
             'Vietnam', 'Myanmar', 'Thailand', 'Cambodia', 'New Zealand', \
             'Phillippines', 'Spain', 'Egypt', 'Romania', 'Slovakia', 'Hungary', \
             'Latvia', 'Afghanistan', 'Iran', 'Syria', 'Iraq', 'Pakistan', \
             'Papa New Guinea', 'Argentina', 'Brazil', 'Chile', 'Peru', 'Ecuador', \
             'Canada', 'USA', 'Mongolia', 'Korea', 'New Zealand', 'Belarus', \
             'Czech Republic']


######################
# HERE BE DRAGONS :) #
######################

# random from list
random_from_list = lambda L: L[random.randint(0, len(L)-1)]

# many random from list into new list
def random_list_from_list(L, n):
    outlist = []
    for i in range(n):
        outlist.append(random_from_list(L))
    return outlist

mult = round(ctc*len(countries)/len(continents))
# recreate list
pickfrom = list(countries)
for i in range(mult):
    pickfrom += continents

print("")
print("CANBERRA MULTI CULTI FEST BINGO! :D (Twitter: @AdmiralAkber)".center(18*ncols))
    
linerule = '*'*18*ncols
linepad = '*                *'*ncols
linecell = lambda L: ['*'+s.center(16)+'*' for s in random_list_from_list(L, ncols)]
print(linerule)
for row in range(nrows):
    print(linepad)
    print(linepad)
    print("".join(linecell(pickfrom)))
    print(linepad)
    print(linepad)
    print(linerule)

print("Drink responsibly, to promote joy, never violence! - Ken Helm".center(18*ncols))