I need to find the lowest attribute value, add 1, as well as randomly manipulate a random attribute value for a given set of class instance attributes. My 'Player' class has many attributes,
self.name = name
self.level = 1
self.experience = 0
self.gold = 500000
self.wielded_weapon = short_sword
self.armor = padded_armor
self.shield = no_shield
self.boots = leather_boots
but I am concerned with these 6:
self.strength = 15
self.dexterity = 14
self.constitution = 13
self.intelligence = 12
self.wisdom = 8
self.charisma = 10
I originally tried sorting a list, and then moved to a dictionary and tried..
ability_dict = {1: self.strength, 2: self.dexterity, 3: self.constitution, 4: self.intelligence, 5: self.wisdom, 6: self.charisma}
I tried:
min_value = min(ability_dict.values())
min_value += 1
and
rndm_attribute = random.choice(list(ability_dict.values()))
rndm_attribute +=1
And also:
minimum_key = min(ability_dict, key=ability_dict.get)
ability_dict[minimum_key] += 1
I learned that I am not affecting the actual attributes of the object, but merely values in the list or dictionary. How can I sort, randomize and then manipulate the attributes themselves?
You can use the __dict__ attribute of your class. By editing player.__dict__ directly, or a variable which you derived from it (player_dict in the code below), you can edit your object's attributes.
import random
class Player:
def __init__(self):
self.strength = 15
self.dexterity = 14
self.constitution = 13
self.intelligence = 12
self.wisdom = 8
self.charisma = 10
player = Player()
print(player.__dict__)
player_dict = player.__dict__
# Define list of attributes you are allowed to change
attributes = ["strength", "dexterity", "constitution", "intelligence", "wisdom", "charisma"]
player_dict_subset = {k: v for k, v in player_dict.items() if k in attributes}
# Find the minimum attribute name
min_attribute = min(player_dict_subset, key=player_dict_subset.get)
print("Minimum attribute:", min_attribute)
# Add one to min attribute
player_dict[min_attribute] += 1
print(player.__dict__)
# Choose random attribute name
random_attribute = random.choice(list(player_dict_subset.keys()))
print("Random attribute:", random_attribute)
player_dict[random_attribute] += 1
print(player.__dict__)
Output:
{'strength': 15, 'dexterity': 14, 'constitution': 13, 'intelligence': 12, 'wisdom': 8, 'charisma': 10}
Minimum attribute: wisdom
{'strength': 15, 'dexterity': 14, 'constitution': 13, 'intelligence': 12, 'wisdom': 9, 'charisma': 10}
Random attribute: charisma
{'strength': 15, 'dexterity': 14, 'constitution': 13, 'intelligence': 12, 'wisdom': 9, 'charisma': 11}
Note: Editing player_dict_subset will not change the object's attributes because it was made from a dict comprehension. You need to edit player.__dict__ or player_dict instead.