Random Generator - Python

[ashley9210_2]

import random
import time


badmStudentsF = ["FNAME1","FNAME2","FNAME3","FNAME4","FNAME5"]

badmStudentsM = ["MNAME1","MNAME2","MNAME3","MNAME4","MNAME5","MNAME6","MNAME7","MNAME8", "MNAME9", "MNAME10","MNAME11"]


random.shuffle(badmStudentsM, random.random);
random.shuffle(badmStudentsF, random.random);

print "HackLab Groups : " + time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
print "++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
for i in range(0,len(badmStudentsM),1):
    if i == 4 or i == 8 or i == 12 or i == 16 :
                print "------------------------------"

    for i in range(0,len(badmStudentsF),2):
       if i == 4 or i == 8 or i == 12 or i == 16 :
            print "------------------------------"#
    print badmStudentsF[i]
    print badmStudentsM[i]
print "++++++++++++++++++++++++++"

I am trying to make a script that when it runs it will make 4 groups of 4.

Each group must have atleast one female name 'FNAME' in each print out.
Thank you for the help in advance.

[rproffitt]

OK, you have 16 names. So for the grouping you listed, you want 4 groups. Since there are 5 females, that leaves 1 extra.

As the names have been randomnized the sauce is in your printout. Use the group number as the loop variable.
And then a counter for F and M indexes into those name arrays.

So something like
findex = 0
mindex = 0
for groups 1 to 4
if group==1
print badmStudentsF[findex]
findex++
print badmStudentsF[findex]
findex++
print badmStudentsM[mindex]
mindex++
print badmStudentsM[mindex]
mindex++
else
print badmStudentsF[findex]
findex++
print badmStudentsM[mindex]
mindex++
print badmStudentsN[mindex]
mindex++
print badmStudentsM[mindex]
end for.