defaultdict musical score scratchpad idea

defaultdikt.py

"""

1       2       3       4
tekaTa  Ta      Ka      tktkTA

16 16 8 4       4       32 32 32 32 8

0  6 12 24     48       72 75 78 81 84
"""

import random

from collections import defaultdict
from functools import partial

randintlist = lambda low, high, num: [random.randint(low, high)
                                      for i in range(num)]

randnotes = partial(randintlist, 30, 50)
randvels = partial(randintlist, 60, 100)

score = defaultdict(lambda: None)

quarter = 24
eighth = 12
sixteenth = 6
thirtysecond = 3

tick = 0
#1
score[tick] = (randnotes(2), randvels(2), sixteenth)
tick += sixteenth
score[tick] = (randnotes(1), randvels(1), sixteenth)
tick += sixteenth
score[tick] = (randnotes(3), randvels(3), eighth)
tick += eighth

#2
score[tick] = (randnotes(3), randvels(3), quarter)
tick += quarter

#3
score[tick] = (randnotes(3), randvels(3), quarter)
tick += quarter

#4
score[tick] = (randnotes(1), randvels(1), thirtysecond)
tick += thirtysecond
score[tick] = (randnotes(1), randvels(1), thirtysecond)
tick += thirtysecond
score[tick] = (randnotes(1), randvels(1), thirtysecond)
tick += thirtysecond
score[tick] = (randnotes(1), randvels(1), thirtysecond)
tick += thirtysecond
score[tick] = (randnotes(2), randvels(2), eighth)
tick += eighth

import IPython
IPython.embed()

Upon further review,

timing = (
   (1, 16),
   (1, 16),
   (1, 8),
   (1, 4),
   (1, 4),
   (1, 32),
   (1, 32),
   (1, 32),
   (1, 32),
   (1, 8),
)