[Tutor] deck dealing program

[luke]

Just offering my take on the problem.
hope it helps someone.
----- Original Message -----
From: <python-tutor at toddmaynard.com>
To: <tutor at python.org>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 2:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Tutor] deck dealing program


> Are you:
>   a.) Having trouble with the code and looking for help?
>   b.) Looking for suggestions on how to improve the code?
>   c.) Offering the code as a demo for Nathan et al.?
>
> I was just doing stuff along the same lines and was having fun seeing the
> different approaches to the same problem.
>
> --Todd
>
> On Monday 08 August 2005 02:38 am, luke wrote:
> > from random import randint
> >
> > def identify_card(n):
> >     cardname = ""
> >     royals = ["Jack","Queen","King","Ace"]
> >     temp = n % 13
> >     if temp > 8:
> >         cardname += royals[temp-9]
> >     else:
> >         cardname += str(temp+2)
> >     cardname += " of "
> >
> >     suits = ["Spades","Hearts","Diamonds","Clubs"]
> >     cardname += suits[n/13]
> >     return cardname
> >
> > def main():
> >     deck = range(52)
> >     cards = []
> >     while 1:
> >         x = raw_input("how many cards do you want? ")
> >         try:
> >             x = int(x)
> >         except ValueError:
> >             print "Invalid value exiting for I have no error code.
Please
> > use an int next time." raise SystemExit
> >         if x <= 52 and x >= 0:
> >             y = 0
> >             while y < x:
> >
> > cards.append(identify_card(deck.pop(randint(0,len(deck)-1)))) y += 1
> >             break
> >     print cards
> > if __name__ == "__main__":
> >     main()
> >
> > #Luke
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