randomly assign list of students to a set number of groups

random_class_assign.py

# randomly assign list of students to a set number of groups

import random

def partition(lst, n):
    division = len(lst) / float(n)
    groups = [lst[int(round(division * i)): int(round(division * (i + 1)))] for i in range(n) ]
    return groups

students = []
random.shuffle(students)
groups = partition(students,4)
print(groups)