Outputs sales tax for any five random U.S. states.

getStateSalesTax.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

"""
A1 Spec
~~~~~~~

Outputs sales tax for any five random U.S. states.

Example Output:
  >> Sales Tax Rates
  >> ---------------
  >> California: 7.25%
  >> Florida: 6.0%
  >> Colorado: 2.9%
  >> New York: 4.0%
  >> Texas: 6.25%

Author: Matthew Granda
Date: January 23, 2017
License: MIT
"""

import random


STATE_SALES_TAX_RATES = {
    'Alabama': 4.0,
    'Alaska': 0.0,
    'Arizona': 5.6,
    'Arkansas': 6.5,
    'California': 7.25,
    'Colorado': 2.9,
    'Connecticut': 6.35,
    'Delaware': 0.0,
    'Florida': 6.0,
    'Georgia': 4.0,
    'Hawaii': 4.0,
    'Idaho': 6.0,
    'Illinois': 6.25,
    'Indiana': 7.0,
    'Iowa': 6.0,
    'Kansas': 6.5,
    'Kentucky': 6.0,
    'Louisiana': 5.0,
    'Maine': 5.5,
    'Maryland': 6.0,
    'Massachusetts': 6.25,
    'Michigan': 6.0,
    'Minnesota': 6.875,
    'Mississippi': 7.0,
    'Missouri': 4.225,
    'Montana': 0.0,
    'Nebraska': 5.5,
    'Nevada': 6.85,
    'New Hampshire': 0.0,
    'New Jersey': 6.875,
    'New Mexico': 5.125,
    'New York': 4.0,
    'North Carolina': 4.75,
    'North Dakota': 5.0,
    'Ohio': 5.75,
    'Oklahoma': 4.5,
    'Oregon': 0.0,
    'Pennsylvania': 6.0,
    'Rhode Island': 7.0,
    'South Carolina': 6.0,
    'South Dakota': 4.5,
    'Tennessee': 7.0,
    'Texas': 6.25,
    'Utah': 4.7,
    'Vermont': 6.0,
    'Virginia': 4.3,
    'Washington': 6.5,
    'West Virginia': 6.0,
    'Wisconsin': 5.0,
    'Wyoming': 4.0
}


def main():
    states = STATE_SALES_TAX_RATES.keys()
    randomized_states = sorted(states, key=lambda x: random.random())

    print('Sales Tax Rates')
    print('-' * 15)
    for state in randomized_states[:5]:
        print(f'{state}: {STATE_SALES_TAX_RATES[state]}%')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()