How many lives does it take for a skydiver to die on the first leap?

howmanylives.py

from random import *

def jump():
	jumps = 0
	while True:
		jumps += 1
		if randrange(100000) is 1:
			return jumps

lives = 0
while True:
	lives += 1

	# just a nudge that the script is still running
	# ye olde snake is murderously slow...
	if lives % 100 == 0:
		print "Life #%d..." % lives

	if jump() == 1:
		print "It took %d lives to die on the first jump!" % lives
		break

"""

Life #100...
Life #200...
Life #300...
Life #400...
Life #500...
Life #600...
Life #700...
Life #800...
Life #900...
Life #1000...
Life #1100...
Life #1200...
Life #1300...
Life #1400...
Life #1500...
Life #1600...
Life #1700...
Life #1800...
Life #1900...
Life #2000...
Life #2100...
Life #2200...
Life #2300...
Life #2400...
Life #2500...
Life #2600...
Life #2700...
Life #2800...
Life #2900...
Life #3000...
Life #3100...
Life #3200...
Life #3300...
Life #3400...
Life #3500...
Life #3600...
Life #3700...
Life #3800...
Life #3900...
Life #4000...
Life #4100...
Life #4200...
Life #4300...
Life #4400...
Life #4500...
Life #4600...
Life #4700...
Life #4800...
Life #4900...
Life #5000...
Life #5100...
Life #5200...
Life #5300...
Life #5400...
Life #5500...
Life #5600...
Life #5700...
Life #5800...
Life #5900...
Life #6000...
Life #6100...
Life #6200...
Life #6300...
Life #6400...
Life #6500...
Life #6600...
Life #6700...
Life #6800...
Life #6900...
Life #7000...
Life #7100...
Life #7200...
Life #7300...
Life #7400...
Life #7500...
Life #7600...
Life #7700...
Life #7800...
Life #7900...
Life #8000...
Life #8100...
Life #8200...
Life #8300...
It took 8329 lives to die on the first jump!

"""