added random name generator

mjhea0 · mjhea0 · commit ec099c84c92f · 2014-06-02T14:08:53.000-05:00
diff --git a/13_random_name_generator.py b/13_random_name_generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from random import randint
+
+
+def random_name_generator(first, second, x):
+    """
+        Generates random names.
+        Arguments:
+         - list of first names
+         - list of last names
+         - number of random names
+    """
+    names = []
+    for i in xrange(0, int(x)):
+        random_first = randint(0, len(first)-1)
+        random_last = randint(0, len(second)-1)
+        names.append("{0} {1}".format(
+            first[random_first],
+            second[random_last])
+        )
+    return set(names)
+
+
+first_names = ["Drew", "Mike", "Landon", "Jeremy", "Tyler", "Tom", "Avery"]
+last_names = ["Smith", "Jones", "Brighton", "Taylor"]
+names = random_name_generator(first_names, last_names, 5)
+print '\n'.join(names)
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 1. **10_find_files_recursively.py**: recursively grab files from a directory
 1. **11_optimize_images_with_wand.py**: recursively grab images from a directory, then optimize them for the web
 1. **12_csv_split.py**: Splits a CSV file into multiple files based on command line arguments.
+1. **13_random_name_generator.py**: random name generator
