Script that randomly pairs up members of the argv list (created to pair up Concept Aspects in the Fate RPG)

shuffle_fate.py

#! /usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# vim:fenc=utf-8
#
# Copyright ©2014 Martine Lenders <mail@martine-lenders.eu>
#
# Distributed under terms of the MIT license.

from __future__ import print_function

import sys
import random

if __name__ == "__main__":

    if (len(sys.argv) < 3):
        print("Usage: {} name1 name2 [name3 ...]".format(argv[0]), file=sys.stderr)

    a = sys.argv[1:]
    random.shuffle(a)
    a.append(a[0])

    for i, j in enumerate(a[:-1]):
        print(a[i], "=>", a[i+1])