Wheel of Fortune!

wheel.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
import curses
import time
import random


def read_names():
    return ["Foo", "Bar", "Baz", "FooBaz"]

  
def main() -> None:

    index = 0
    delay = 50
    countdown = 5000 # seconds

    # Initialize the random seed using the epochtime
    random.seed(time.time())
    # Initialize curses
    screen = curses.initscr()

    names = []
    
    screen.addstr(0, 0, "🍀 WHEEL"); screen.refresh(); curses.napms(500)
    screen.addstr(0, 9, "OF"); screen.refresh(); curses.napms(500)
    screen.addstr(0, 12, "FORTUNE! 🍀"); screen.refresh(); curses.napms(500)
    screen.addstr(1, 0, "Print any key to spin the wheel (or press CTRL+C to quit)...")
    _ = screen.getch() 

    names_len = len(names)
    
    while countdown >= 0:
        screen.addstr(0, 0, names[index])
        screen.refresh()
        screen.clear()
        curses.napms(delay)
        index = (index + 1) % names_len
        countdown -= delay

    # Sort the final winner using the rand function
    random_index = random.randint(0, names_len - 1)
    screen.addstr(0, 0, f"The winner is: {names[random_index]}. Congratulations! 🎉")
    screen.refresh()

    # Wait for an input
    _ = screen.getch() 
    # End the curses window
    curses.endwin()

    return

if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        main()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        pass