User talk:ECO

Just installed a generic syntax highlighter...looks like it works...mostly...

--ECO 00:01, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

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import random

contestants = {'bioinfosm':244,\
                'westerman':107,\
                'nilshomer':145,\
                'Joann':19}

entries = []
winners = []

#make drawing bowl
for user in contestants.keys():
    for i in range(contestants[user]):
        entries.append(user)

#conduct drawing
while entries:
    winner = entries[random.randrange(0,len(entries))]  #pick winner
    winners.append(winner) #record winner
    #remove winner from further drawings
    entries = [user for user in entries if user not in winners] 

#output
print time.ctime()
print winners