import random

beach = ['Civic','Middle', '2 Chair', 'Main', 'Malibu', 'Nassau 2', 'Nassau 5', 'Reef', 'Anchor', 'E.lido', 'Lido', 'W.Lido', 'Surfing Bay', 'Lido West', 'EAB', 'E.EAB', 'Sea Glades']
lifeguard = ['Rodriguez','Mills', 'L Fitzgerald', 'Laibach', 'Hannon', 'Ruddick', 'Pitzer', 'TFlannigann', 'Vurro', 'Harrington', 'Chase', 'Clarkson', 'Digregorio', 'Nicharkwick', 'Riobo', 'Czartoyski', 'Meringolo', 'Brady', 'Barklow', 'Treadwell', 'Flynn', 'Geodecke', 'Murphy', 'Spinella', 'Joyce', 'TFitzgerald', 'Dreidy', 'EMquade', 'Schroeder', 'Mcveigh', 'Harloff', 'Rtreadwell', 'Cdauria', 'Ochs', 'Mriordan', 'Scibelli', 'Shanley', 'Charkowick', 'Kappel', 'Shutkind', 'Tcrafa', 'BCreigh', 'JCrafa', 'Creagh', 'Fitzpatrick', 'Curry', 'KFlannigan', 'Schlicte', 'Aicher', 'Kinneally', 'CCrafa', 'Fahy', 'Mulloolly', 'Zimmerman', 'Marcote', 'Kluss', 'Wiets', 'Duaria', 'PMquade', 'Campbell', 'Ptucker', 'Henderson', 'Lupia', 'Dunn', 'Rainus', 'lark', 'Peers', 'TLark',  'Martinez', 'Scheinburg', 'Rainus', 'Techera', 'Mcglughlin', 'Carr', 'Farrel', 'Bergin', 'Demeo', 'Trebel', 'Vanella', 'Serrao', 'Brown', 'Paoli', 'Dilsner', 'Swanson', 'JBurns', 'Stapleton', 'Correa', 'Formes', 'Hurst', 'BHarrington', 'Marks', 'MByrne', 'Boccio', 'Neuwieth', 'Babel', 'Hooker', 'Orourke', 'Martinsen', 'Leone', 'Wiessburg', 'Compton', 'Mazur', 'Tucker', 'Kerr', 'Dunster', 'Hutchinson', 'TFahy', 'Giordana', 'Hughes', 'Mahony', 'Gallego', 'CoNewby', 'Vitale', 'Shineburg', 'Longo', 'Michelman', 'Henne']
days_off = ['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat', 'Sun']
print ('To add an lifeguards type "lifeguard.append(name of lifeguard)"')
print ('To remove an lifeguard type "lifeguard.pop(name of lifeguard)"')
print ('To get your Schedule type "XXXXXX"')


def shuffle(lifeguard):
    #randomly picks one lifeguard out from array lifeguard
    if len(lifeguard) > 0:
        random.shuffle(lifeguard)
        win = lifeguard.pop()
        print (" %s" % win)
    else:
        print ('There are no more lifeguards')

        
def shuffle(beach):
    #randomly picks one beach out from array beach
        random.shuffle(beach)
        win = beach[1]
        print (" %s" % win)



def shuffle(days_off):
    #randomly picks one beach out from array beach
        random.shuffle(days_off)
        win = days_off[1]
        print (" %s" % win)

(Sep-04-2017, 10:38 PM)metulburr Wrote: and your question is?

(Sep-04-2017, 10:44 PM)ichabod801 Wrote: Do a while lifeguard: loop. Each time through the loop, pop a lifeguard, pick a random beach, and pick a random days off.

I don't think this will work too well as a scheduler. You could end up with no lifeguards on a given beach or a given day.

Quote:

import random
 
beach = ['Civic', 'Middle', '2 Chair']
lifeguard = ['Rodriguez', 'Mills', 'L Fitzgerald']
days_off = ['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat', 'Sun']
 
def shuffle(days_off):
    #randomly picks one beach out from array beach
        random.shuffle(days_off)
        win = days_off[1]
        print (" %s" % win)

>>> def echo(a):
...   print("A: {}".format(a))
...
>>> def echo(b):
...   print("B: {}".format(b))
...
>>> def echo(c):
...   print("C: {}".format(c))
...
>>> a = "spam"
>>> echo(a)
C: spam