Entry 6026

'''

Examples Using Card and Deck Classes:
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  Code by Julien McArdle for <removed> job application. Python code 
  tested with Python 2.6.5 under Ubuntu Linux. Julien can be 
  contacted at the following address:
  
     julien@jmcardle.com
     
  The code and documentation on the card classes are found in the 
  accompanying file, "card_classes.py".  
  
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'''

from card_classes import stackOfCards, card

# Let's create a new deck of cards.
deckOfCards = stackOfCards(stackOfCards().fullOrderedDeck())


# Let's list off what is in the deck of cards.
print("CARDS IN THE STACK")
for card in deckOfCards.showCards():
        print(card.printCard())
        
        
# Let's shuffle the cards and print off what's in the stack.
print("\n\nSHUFFLED CARDS IN THE STACK")
deckOfCards.shuffleCards()
for card in deckOfCards.showCards():
        print(card.printCard())


# Let's deal the shuffled cards, and see what each player has.
# We will deal 4 cards to 5 players.
playerCards = deckOfCards.dealCards(5,4)
for player in range(4):
        print("\n\nPLAYER " + str(player+1) + "'S CARDS")
        for card in playerCards[player].showCards():
                print(card.printCard())


# Let's write out what the cards left in the deck are.
print("\n\nCARDS LEFT IN THE STACK")
for card in deckOfCards.showCards():
        print(card.printCard())
        

        
# Let's count how many cards are left in the deck.
print("\n\n" \
      "There are " + str(deckOfCards.numberOfCards()) + " cards left in "\
      "the stack of cards.")
      

# Let's grab the top card in the deck.
exampleCard = deckOfCards.takeTopCard()
print("The suit of the top card is " + exampleCard.printSuit() + " and the " \
      "rank of the card is " + exampleCard.printRank() + ". \n" \
      "It has been removed from the deck of cards.")
      
      
# Let's cut the remaining cards into two new stacks of cards.
stackOne, stackTwo = deckOfCards.cutCards()
print("\n\nCARDS IN THE FIRST DECK (" + str(stackOne.numberOfCards()) + " cards)")
for card in stackOne.showCards():
        print(card.printCard())
        
print("\n\nCARDS IN THE SECOND DECK (" + str(stackTwo.numberOfCards()) + " cards)")
for card in stackTwo.showCards():
        print(card.printCard())