secret santa code | Python Fiddle

# giver = ['Colin','Brynn','Jill','Ethan','Grammy','Grampy']
giverdict = {'Colin':'cgranger@pvlearners.net','Brynn':'girlygirlz0916@gmail.com','Jill':'jgranger@landadvisors.com','Ethan':'egranger@landadvisors.com','Grammy':'jeannemgranger@gmail','Grampy':'dwgranger@comcast.net'}
receiver = ['Colin','Brynn','Jill','Ethan','Grammy','Grampy']

from random import choice
import sys

def matchSecretSantas(giverDict,getterList):
    santasDict = {}
    giverLength = len(giverDict)
    getterLength = len(getterList)
    if giverLength <> getterLength:
    	print "Length of lists don't match. stopping."
        sys.exit()
    for giver in giverDict:
        isValidMatch = 0
        while isValidMatch ==0:
            giverEmail = giverDict[giver]
            theGetter = choice(getterList)
            if giver <> theGetter:
                santasDict[giver] = {'email':giverEmail,'getter':theGetter}
                getterList.remove(theGetter)
                isValidMatch = 1
            # if the last element matches theGetter, then break. Really needs to clear the dict, reset the getterList and start over.
            # do i need to make a copy of the getterList to reset it?
            elif giver == "Grampy" and theGetter == "Grampy":
                santasDict.clear()
                break
	            # sys.exit("Grampy = Grampy. Please rerun")

return santasDict
try:
    dict = matchSecretSantas(giverdict,receiver)
except:
    print "Didn't work"

print dict
print "Dict has " + str(len(dict)) + " elements."

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