def showCards():
#SUM
sum = playerCards[0] + playerCards[1]
#Print cards
print "Player's Hand: " + str(playerCards) + " : " + "sum"
print "Dealer's Hand: " + str(compCards[0]) + " : " + "sum"
compCards = [Deal(),Deal()]
playerCards = [Deal(),Deal()]
How can i add up the integer element of a list containing to values? under #SUM error is can combine lists like ints...
Aside from the comments mentioned above, sum is actually a built in function in Python that does just what you seem to be looking for - so don't overwrite it and use it as an identifier name! Instead use it.
Also there's a style guide that all Python programmers are meant to follow - it's what helps to further distinguish Python code from the inscrutable sludge often encountered in code written in other languages such as say Perl or PHP. There's a higher standard in Python and you're not meeting it. Style
So here's a rewrite of your code along with some guesses to fill in the missing parts.
from random import randint
CARD_FACES = {1: "Ace", 2: "2", 3: "3", 4: "4", 5: "5", 6: "6", 7: "7", 8: "8",
9: "9", 10: "10", 11: "Jack", 12: "Queen", 13: "King"}
def deal():
"""Deal a card - returns a value indicating a card with the Ace
represented by 1 and the Jack, Queen and King by 11, 12, 13
respectively.
"""
return randint(1, 13)
def _get_hand_value(cards):
"""Get the value of a hand based on the rules for Black Jack."""
val = 0
for card in cards:
if 1 < card <= 10:
val += card # 2 thru 10 are worth their face values
elif card > 10:
val += 10 # Jack, Queen and King are worth 10
# Deal with the Ace if present. Worth 11 if total remains 21 or lower
# otherwise it's worth 1.
if 1 in cards and val + 11 <= 21:
return val + 11
elif 1 in cards:
return val + 1
else:
return val
def show_hand(name, cards):
"""Print a message showing the contents and value of a hand."""
faces = [CARD_FACES[card] for card in cards]
val = _get_hand_value(cards)
if val == 21:
note = "BLACK JACK!"
else:
note = ""
print "%s's hand: %s, %s : %s %s" % (name, faces[0], faces[1], val, note)
# Deal 2 cards to both the dealer and a player and show their hands
for name in ("Dealer", "Player"):
cards = (deal(), deal())
show_hand(name, cards)
Well ok so I got carried away and actually wrote the whole thing. As another poster wrote sum(list_of_values) is the way to go but actually is too simplistic for the Black Jack rules.