On 05/23/2012 09:36 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
Ken G. wrote:
I would like to create a Python program in the manner of an using
flash card format.
That is, a question is asked and you can respond according and you
will be notify if you are correct or incorrect.
Is this supposed to be a graphical flashcard program?
Or something you run at the terminal, using just text? That's much
simpler.
Using such format stated above, I would like to create a Blackjack
program. I wish
to utilize a 'cheat sheet chart' format that provide the proper
response.
The chart has 10 rows across, being identified as the dealer's up
card, from 2 to 10 plus Ace.
There are 23 columns indicating the player's cards being shown, such
as 8 to 12, 13-16, 17+, A2 to A8 and 2,2 to A,A.
Each row and column would indicate either Hit, DD (Double), S (Stand)
and SP (Split).
There's no need for the 200lb sledgehammer of a database to crack this
peanut.
Your data structure looks like a table, with a mere 10*23 = 230 cells.
Just use a dictionary, with keys (dealer-up-card, player-cards) and
values the response:
table = {
(2, 8): 'H', # dealer's card is 2, player's cards add to 8
(2, 9): 'H',
...
(2, 21): 'S',
(3, 8): 'H',
...
}
A text-only flash-card test would look something like this:
import random
def flash():
# Pick a random cell from the table.
cell = random.choice(table.keys())
print "The dealer shows", cell[0]
print "Your hand is", cell[1]
response = raw_input("What do you do? ")
if response == table[cell]:
print "Correct"
else:
print "The dealer laughs cruelly as he takes your money."
def main():
print "Blackjack flash-card program"
print "Type Control-C at any time to halt."
try:
while True:
flash()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
pass
main()
Thank you Steven for saving me from database hell. LOL. Yes, it would
be a text
based program. I will start working on this approach today. Again, my
thanks.
Ken
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