jason_brewer_pairing_exercise.py

import random
from random import choices

name='Scrabble'

def split(word): 
    return [char for char in word]  

score_map = {
    "E": 1, 
    "A": 1, 
    "I": 1, 
    "O": 1, 
    "N": 1, 
    "R": 1, 
    "T": 1, 
    "L": 1, 
    "S": 1, 
    "U": 1,
    "D": 2,
    "G": 2,
    "B, C, M, P": 3,
    "F, H, V, W, Y": 4,
    "K": 5,
    "J, X": 8,
    "Q, Z": 10
}

TOTAL_WEIGHT_DENOM = 45

initial_bag_state = [
    { 12: ["E"] },
    { 9: ["A,I"] },
    { 8: ["O"] },
    { 6: ["N,R,T"] },
    { 4: ["L,S,U,D"] },
    { 3: ["G"] },
    { 2: ["B,C,M,P,F,H,V,W,Y"] },
    { 1: ["K,J,X,Q,Z"] }
]

distribution = [12, 9, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1]

def construct_bag():
    for distribution in initial_bag_state:
       pass


def get_random_capital_letter():
    # return chr(random.randint(0,25))
    rand_int = random.randint(65,90)
    return chr(rand_int)

def get_score(word):
    word_list = split(word)
    total_score = 0

    for char in word_list:
        try:
            score = score_map[char]
            total_score += score
        except:
            return total_score

    return total_score

def get_bag_of_letters(num_letters):
    bag = []
    for i in range(num_letters):
        bag.append(get_random_capital_letter())
    return bag

# get_score('GUARDIAN')
print(get_bag_of_letters(7))