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from collections import deque
import random
import os
class Card:
def __init__(self, suit, val):
self.suit = suit
self.value = val
# good practice is to include repr and str magic methods - that way you can print meaningful info
def __repr__(self):
return '<{} {}>'.format(self.value, self.suit)
class Deck:
def __init__(self):
# use deque - it's more efficient to pop from left than from a list -> good advice -> learn build in types :)
self.cards = deque()
self.build()
def build(self):
self.cards.clear()
for suit in ["Hearts", "Diamonds", "Spades", "Clubs"]:
for value in range(1, 14):
self.cards.append(Card(suit, value))
# need to shuffle in order to have random order of cards
random.shuffle(self.cards)
def length(self):
return len(self.cards)
def get_card(self):
return self.cards.popleft()
def __repr__(self):
return 'Deck: [{} Cards]'.format(self.length())
NUM_ROUNDS = 1000000
NUM_IN_KITTY = 7
times_found_in_kitty = 0
for i in range(NUM_ROUNDS):
deck = Deck()
found_jack_in_kitty = False
for j in range(NUM_IN_KITTY):
card = deck.get_card()
if card.suit == 'Diamonds' and card.value == 11:
found_jack_in_kitty = True
if found_jack_in_kitty:
times_found_in_kitty += 1
random.seed(os.urandom(50))
probability = (times_found_in_kitty / NUM_ROUNDS) * 100
print('After {} rounds with a {} card kitty, a card was found {}% of the time'.format(NUM_ROUNDS, NUM_IN_KITTY, probability))
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