scrabble_tiles.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
"""
Random Scrabble tiles!

"""
from __future__ import unicode_literals

from random import shuffle

TILES = ('AAAAAAAAABBCCDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEFFGGGHHIIIIIIIIIJKLLL'
         'LMMNNNNNNOOOOOOOOPPQRRRRRRSSSSTTTTTTUUUUVVWWXYYZ__')

def random_tiles():
    tiles = list(TILES)
    shuffle(tiles)
    return ''.join(tiles[:7])

def format_tile(tile):
    assert len(tile) == 1
    return '(blank)' if tile == '_' else tile

if __name__ == '__main__':
    print ', '.join(format_tile(tile) for tile in random_tiles())