Python script to generate a CSV list for a gift exchange.
The script takes a CSV of names as an argument of participants in the exchange to match with others.
Simply run python run_gift_exchange_script.py -f PATH_TO_CSV_OF_NAMES
This will run in Python 2, but it was written in Python 3, so Python 3 is recommended.
If you need to update your version of Python, I recommend pyenv
If not, you should be able to run Homebrew if you have it! Simply run brew install python. This should default to python 3.
If you still have trouble after you've installed python 3, you may need to specifically call python 3 when you run your command, like so:
python3 run_gift_exchange_script.py -f PATH_TO_CSV_OF_NAMES
sender,match_name,match_email
Jane Doe,MJF,MJF@example.com
John Doe,Jane Doe,janedoe@example.com
Johnny Appleseed,John Doe,johndoe@example.com
MJF,Boaty McBoatface,boaty@example.com
Boaty McBoatface,Johnny Appleseed,johnnyappleseed@example.com
The file will be named gift-exchange-matches-TODAYS_DATE.csv and will appear at the root of the folder where the script has been run from.
Running the script multiple times will simply overwrite the existing file.