#!/usr/bin/python3 import random import names import json import csv from courses import courses mockStudents = [] # Generate n students for mock data def generateMockStudents(n): for _ in range(n): newStudent = { "name": names.get_full_name(), "requests": [], # list of class codes "schedule": { "block1": "", "block2": "", "block3": "", "block4": "", "block5": "", "block6": "", "block7": "", "block8": "" } } # Get list of random class choices with no repeats # 8 primary choices, 2 secondary choices courseSelection = random.sample(range(0, len(courses)), 10) for courseNum in courseSelection: newStudent["requests"].append(list(courses)[courseNum]) mockStudents.append(newStudent) return mockStudents # sort real sample data into usable dictionary def getSampleStudents(): with open("course_selection_data.csv", newline='') as csvfile: reader = csv.DictReader(csvfile) for row in reader: exists = False for student in mockStudents: exists = True if student["Pupil #"] == row["Pupil #"] else False if exists: break alternate = True if row["Alternate?"] == 'TRUE' else False if exists: mockStudents[student["studentIndex"]]["requests"].append({"code":row["CrsNo"],"alt":alternate}) else: newStudent = { "Pupil #": row["Pupil #"], "requests": [{ "CrsNo": row["CrsNo"], "Description": row["Description"], "Alternate?": alternate }], "schedule": { "block1": "", "block2": "", "block3": "", "block4": "", "block5": "", "block6": "", "block7": "", "block8": "" }, "studentIndex": len(mockStudents) } mockStudents.append(newStudent) return mockStudents if __name__ == '__main__': studentRequests = getSampleStudents() with open("students.json", "w") as outfile: json.dump(studentRequests, outfile, indent=2)