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santa.py
# Simple algorithm to generate secret santa gifting, with no redundancy
import random;
# participants
ppl = ["A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F"];
# shuffle them
random.shuffle(ppl);
# for each participant
for i in range(len(ppl)-1, -1, -1):
# print "Gifter -> Receiver", n.b when reaching 0 it will tap -1 which will loop to first one
print(ppl[i]+" -> "+ppl[i-1])
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