> As far as I can see, these routines give me the results > I'm looking for. I get a distribution of four negative numbers, > four positive integers in the range 10 to 110, and nothing > is placed in room 6 or room 11:
I'll throw a couple of thoughts out there since I know that you appreciate to see many points of view. > #!/usr/bin/python > > import random > > #print "\n"*30 > > table= [[ 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 1 > [ 1, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 2 > [ 2, 0, 5, 2, 0, 0, 0], # 3 > [ 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 4 > [ 4, 0, 0, 3,15,13, 0], # 5 > [ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 6 > [ 0, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 7 > [ 7,10, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 8 > [ 0,19, 0, 0, 0, 8, 0], # 9 > [ 8, 0,11, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 10 > [ 0, 0,10, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 11 > [ 0, 0, 0,13, 0, 0, 0], # 12 > [ 0, 0,12, 0, 5, 0, 0], # 13 > [ 0,15,17, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 14 > [14, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0], # 15 > [17, 0,19, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 16 > [18,16, 0,14, 0, 0, 0], # 17 > [ 0,17, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], # 18 > [ 9, 0, 0,16, 0, 0, 0]] # 19 Hard-coded. That means you have to change the program to change the game. It would not be difficult to store this/read it in from a file, making the same program suddenly handle an infinite number of games. (well not infinite, but at least 19*7*2147483647) > # Distribute the treasure > J = 0 > while J <= 3: > T = int(random.random()*19)+1 > if T == 6: > continue > if T == 11: > continue > if T == 13: > continue > if table[T-1][6] != 0: > continue > b = range(10,110) > treasure = random.choice(b) > table[T-1][6] = treasure > J += 1 > > # Place androids/aliens in rooms > J = 4 > while J > 0: > T = int(random.random()*19)+1 > if T == 6: > continue > if T == 11: > continue > if T == 13: > continue > if table[T-1][6] != 0: > continue > table[T-1][6] = -J > J -= 1 Those two block of code above are SO similar that sure they can be combined into one, or at least the first parts of them. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
