import random
import base64

# Modify
participants = [
    "Alice",
    "Bob",
    "Carol",
    "Dawn",
    "Eve"
]

# this is just a lot of junk to make sure all the base64 text is somewhat visually indistinct
def get_recipient_text(recipient):
    format_strings = [
        "{} is your secret santa recipient",
        "your target for secret santa is {}",
        "you've been assigned {} for secret santa",
    ]
    salts = [
        ":3",
        "^_^",
        "=^.^=",
        "o.O",
        ">:3c",
    ]
    return random.choice(format_strings).format(recipient) + " " + random.choice(salts)

# make a random loop of all participants, assigning each person to the next
random.shuffle(participants)
recipients = list(map(lambda s: base64.b64encode((get_recipient_text(s)).encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8'), participants))
participants = participants[1:] + participants[:1] # list rotation
assignments = list(zip(participants, recipients))
random.shuffle(assignments)

for participant, recipient in assignments:
    print(f"{participant}: {recipient}")