old_contents: from os.path import abspath, join, dirname
  import random
  
  
  full_path = lambda filename: abspath(join(dirname(__file__), filename))
  
  
  FILES = {
      'first:male': full_path('dist.male.first'),
      'first:female': full_path('dist.female.first'),
      'last': full_path('dist.all.last'),
  }
  
  
  def get_name(filename):
      selected = random.random() * 90
      with open(filename) as name_file:
          for line in name_file:
              name, _, cummulative, _ = line.split()
              if float(cummulative) > selected:
                  return name
  
  
  def get_first_name(gender=None):
      if gender not in ('male', 'female'):
          gender = random.choice(('male', 'female'))
      return get_name(FILES['first:%s' % gender]).capitalize()
  
  
  def get_last_name():
      return get_name(FILES['last']).capitalize()
  
  
  def get_full_name(gender=None):
      return u"%s %s" % (get_first_name(gender), get_last_name())
  
  
  def main():
      print get_full_name()
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      main()
  
new_contents: from os.path import abspath, join, dirname
  import random
  
  
  full_path = lambda filename: abspath(join(dirname(__file__), filename))
  
  
  FILES = {
      'first:male': full_path('dist.male.first'),
      'first:female': full_path('dist.female.first'),
      'last': full_path('dist.all.last'),
  }
  
  
  def get_name(filename):
      selected = random.random() * 90
      with open(filename) as name_file:
          for line in name_file:
              name, _, cummulative, _ = line.split()
              if float(cummulative) > selected:
                  return name
  
  
  def get_first_name(gender=None):
      if gender not in ('male', 'female'):
          gender = random.choice(('male', 'female'))
      return get_name(FILES['first:%s' % gender]).capitalize()
  
  
  def get_last_name():
      return get_name(FILES['last']).capitalize()
  
  
  def get_full_name(gender=None):
      return u"%s %s" % (get_first_name(gender), get_last_name())
  
subject: Remove unused main code in names.__init__