import random #prompt filename studentFilename = raw_input("Student Filename: ") compFilename = raw_input("Computer Filename: ") #load names f = open(studentFilename, "r") studentNames = f.readlines() f.close() f = open(compFilename, "r") compNames = f.readlines() f.close() randomOut = open("randSeats_"+studentFilename, "w") random.shuffle(compNames) for i in range(len(studentNames)): randomOut.write(studentNames[i].strip() + " " + compNames[i]) randomOut.close()