import random participants, n, days = list(), 10, 10000 def random_list(): l = list() while len(l) < n: x = random.randint(1,n) if x not in l: l.append(x) return l for i in range(n): participants.append(i) ans = 0 for i in range(days): lunch, dinner = random_list(), random_list() # print(dinner) # print(lunch) for j in range(1, n+1): idx1 = lunch.index(j) # print(idx1) idx2 = dinner.index(j) q = [lunch[idx1-1], lunch[(idx1+1) % n]] w = [dinner[idx2-1], dinner[(idx2+1) % n]] # print(w) # print(q) if q[0] in w or q[1] in w: ans += 1 break print(1 - ans/days)