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+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+
+env/
+venv/
+*.venv
+*.env
+
+*.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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-# secret-santa
+### Secret Santa
+Simple `python3` script for the "Secret Santa" game. Creates participants pairs from input json file and prints and saves them to the output json file.
+This small script might evolve into a simple website, API or `bash` script in the future!
 
-"Secret Santa" game python script. Might evolve into simple website, API or bash script.
\ No newline at end of file
+### Run:
+- Create `participants.json` file as in the example
+- Run the next command in your shell (from the same directory as the `main.py` file):
+```sh
+python3 main.py
+```
+- Enjoy script results!
+
+### Examples:
+- Input file (`participants.json`):
+```json
+[
+    "Jayce",
+    "Viktor",
+    "Jinx",
+    "Vi",
+    "Ekko",
+    "Caitlyn"
+]
+```
+
+- Output file (`pairs.json`):
+```json
+{
+    "Jayce": "Vi",
+    "Vi": "Viktor",
+    "Viktor": "Caitlyn",
+    "Caitlyn": "Jinx",
+    "Jinx": "Ekko",
+    "Ekko": "Jayce"
+}
+```
+
+- Console output:
+```
+Reading from participants.json.
+Writing to pairs.json.
+Finished!
+
+Results:
+Jayce → Vi
+Vi → Viktor
+Viktor → Caitlyn
+Caitlyn → Jinx
+Jinx → Ekko
+Ekko → Jayce
+```
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
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+import copy
+import json
+import os
+import random
+
+
+def create_pairs_dict(lst: list[str]) -> dict[str, str]:
+    result = {}
+    lst_len = len(lst)
+
+    if lst_len < 2:
+        print("\033[1;31mList length should be at least 2!\033[0m")
+        raise RuntimeError
+
+    for i in range(lst_len - 1):
+        result[lst[i]] = lst[i+1]
+    result[lst[lst_len-1]] = lst[0]
+
+    return result
+
+
+# Main
+input_file = "participants.json"
+output_file = "pairs.json"
+
+
+if os.path.isfile(input_file):
+    print(f"\033[1;33mReading from {input_file}.\033[0m")
+    with open(input_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        participants_list = json.load(f)
+else:
+    print("\033[1;31mNo input file found! Please create participants.json file.\033[0m")
+    participants_list: list[str] = ["1", "2", "3", "4"]
+
+shuffled_list = copy.copy(participants_list)
+random.shuffle(shuffled_list)
+pairs = create_pairs_dict(shuffled_list)
+
+print(f"\033[1;33mWriting to {output_file}.\033[0m")
+with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    json.dump(pairs, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=4)
+
+print("\033[1;32mFinished!\033[0m")
+
+print("\nResults:")
+for giver, receiver in pairs.items():
+    print(f"{giver} → {receiver}")