from random import choice
from random import shuffle
from random import sample

teamA = []
teamB = []    # Create two empty lists for teams A and B
my_players = [] # List to select arbitrary number of players
my_teams = []

#players = ['Harry', 'Isabel', 'Jack', 'Ginny'] # I had no idea the original list were Harry Potter characters until I read the comments :)
players = ['A','B','C','D','E','F','G','H','I','J','K','L','M','N','O','P','Q','R','S','T','U','V','W','X','Y','Z']

num_players = int(input("How many players? ")) # Error if number of players too large
num_teams =int(input("How many teams? ")) # Error if number of teams < 2
                                          # Error if number of teams > half number of players
# loop to create teams A-N
if num_players % num_teams != 0:
    print("Warning - teams will not all have the same number of players")
#    proceed = bool(input("OK to proceed? [Y]/[N]"))
shuffle(players)
my_players = sample(players, num_players)
# pick teamA
teamA = sample(my_players, int(len(my_players)/num_teams))
for player in teamA:
    my_players.remove(player)
teamB = sample(my_players, int(len(my_players)/(num_teams-1))) #counter required
for player in teamB:
    my_players.remove(player)
# loop over lines 22-24 until all teams have members
print(my_players)
'''
# using pop to pick last player from list
def add_to_team(team):
    shuffle(players) # list is shuffled before each player is selected
    player_picked = players[-1]
    team.append(player_picked)
    players.pop(-1)

while len(players):
# Add a player to each team
    add_to_team(teamA)
    add_to_team(teamB)
'''
'''
# picking random player from static list
def add_player_to_team(team):
	player_picked = choice(players)
	team.append(player_picked)
	players.remove(player_picked)

while len(players):
# Add a player to each team
    add_player_to_team(teamA)
    add_player_to_team(teamB)
'''
print("teamA: ",(teamA))
print("teamB: ",(teamB))