NameGenChallenge.py

import random

def sample(dictionary):
    # the first argument can be omitted as it defaults to 0
    randomIndex = random.randrange(len(dictionary))
    return dictionary[randomIndex]

def genName():
    boyNames = {0: "Jack",1: "Andrew", 2: "Mike",3: "Terry",4: "Torvald", 5: "Gatsby"}
    girlNames = {0: "Alice", 1: "Hana", 2: "Clare", 3: "Janet", 4: "Daisy"}
    genderList = {0: "M", 1: "F"}

    askGender = raw_input("What Name Gender would you like? (m/f) (enter 'r' for random)")
    askGender = askGender.lower()

    if askGender != "m":
        if askGender != "r":
            if askGender !="f":
                print "please enter 'M' ,'F', or 'R' to initiate the Random Name Generator"
    if askGender == "r":
        if sample(genderList) == "m":
            return sample(boyNames)
        else:
            return sample(girlNames)

    if askGender == "m":
        return sample(boyNames)
    elif askGender == "f":
        return sample(girlNames)

print "Welcome to the Simple Random Name Generator by Liquid Think!"
print genName()