make_die.py

from random import shuffle, choice, randint

key = {}

key['a'] = 11.68
key['b'] = 4.43
key['c'] = 5.24
key['d'] = 3.17
key['e'] = 2.80
key['f'] = 4.03
key['g'] = 1.64
key['h'] = 4.20
key['i'] = 7.29
key['j'] = 0.51
key['k'] = 0.46
key['l'] = 2.42
key['m'] = 3.83
key['n'] = 2.28
key['o'] = 7.63
key['p'] = 4.32
key['q'] = 0.22
key['r'] = 2.83
key['s'] = 6.69
key['t'] = 15.98
key['u'] = 1.18
key['v'] = 0.82
key['w'] = 5.50
key['x'] = 0.05
key['y'] = 0.76
key['z'] = 0.05

matrix = [[(key[x]/100)*(key[y]/100) for x in key.keys()] for y in key.keys()]

result = [[0 for x in key.keys()] for y in key.keys()]

all_combined = [x+y for x in key.keys() for y in key.keys()]
shuffle(all_combined)
odds_of_appearing = [0 for x in range(20)]

for place in all_combined:
    x,y = ord(place[0]) - ord('a'), ord(place[1]) - ord('a')
    max_iter = 0
    while place:
        max_iter += 1
        suggestion = randint(1,20)
        if odds_of_appearing[suggestion - 1] + matrix[x][y] < 0.050001:
            odds_of_appearing[suggestion - 1] += matrix[x][y]
            result[x][y] = suggestion
            place = None
        if place and max_iter == 100000:
            print("defaulting")
            odds_of_appearing[suggestion - 1] += matrix[x][y]
            result[x][y] = suggestion
            place = None
print(("{:>2} "*27).format(*([" "] + list(key.keys()))))
for letter, row in zip(key.keys(), result):
    print(("{:>2} "*27).format(*[str(a) for a in [letter] + row]))
    
print("Difference between maximum and minimum odds: {:>10}".format(max(odds_of_appearing) - min(odds_of_appearing)))