Implementing a `Card` class

ghz 4hours ago ⋅ 3 views

This program is about defining a class Card that generates a card whenever it is called (rank only, no suit). I did it a different way than the instructions so now I'm extremely confused on how this program is suppose to work.

import random
class Card:
    def __init__(self):
        self.__value = 0

    def deal(self):
        self.__value(random.randint(1,13))      

    def set_value(self, value):
        self.value = set_face_value

    def get_value():



    def set_face_value(self):
         faces = {1: "Ace", 2: "two", 3: "Three",  4: "Four", 5: "Five", 6: "Six", 7: "Seven", 8: "Eight", 9: "Nine", 10: "Ten", 11: "Jack", 12: "Queen", 13: "King"}
         self.face_value = faces[self.value]

    def __str__(self):
        return self.face_value

I had to erase so of it because I'm still trying to figure what I did wrong. This is her response for my program:

import random
class Card:
    def __init__(self):
        self.value = 0       # THIS SHOULD BE PRIVATE - PUT __ AS THE FIRST
                             # TWO CHARACTERS IN THE NAME
        self.face_value = '' # YOU DO NOT SAVE THIS
                             # YOU SHOULD HAVE ONLY ONE DATA ATTRIBUTE


    def deal(self):
        self.set_value(random.randint(1,13))
        # THIS METHOD DOES NOT NEED TO CALL "set_value
        # IT SHOULD JUST SET THE self.__value ATTRIBUTE



    def set_value(self, value):
        self.value = value
        self.set_face_value()  # READ THE ASSIGNMENT - YOU DO NOT HAVE A
                               # SET FOR THE FACE VALUE

    # YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY SUCH METHOD IN YOUR CLASS
    def set_face_value(self):
         faces = {1: "Ace", 2: "two", 3: "Three",  4: "Four", 5: "Five", 6: "Six", 7: "Seven", 8: "Eight", 9: "Nine", 10: "Ten", 11: "Jack", 12: "Queen", 13: "King"}
         self.face_value = faces[self.value]

    # YOU SHOULD HAVE A "find_face_value" METHOD THAT RETURNS THE FACE VALUE BASED ON THE VALUE OF THE
    # PRIVATE DATA ATTRIBUTE "__value"

    # THIS IS NOT CORRECT    
    def __str__(self):
        return self.face_value

And these are her criticisms:

  • You will define a deal method in your class Card: this method will deal one card (using the random number generator).
  • You will define a find_face_value method that will return the face value for the card object. You will remove the display_face_value function from your program.
  • Your deal_hand function will pass the list of objects to the display_hand function and the hand stats function, (send 5 cards from the class Card to the function)

So, my main problems is executing deal_hand and showing a hand of 5 and it will show like this:

    The 5-card hand is: 
         Jack
         Three
         Queen
         Two
         Seven
    The average value of your hand is:
         7.0
    #Also it should display like this
    print("Your card is", card)

English is not my first language so is hard for me to understand what it really wants. This is the Data attributes they are asking:

Class name:              Card
 Data attributes:        __value
 Methods:                __init__()
                         deal()
                         set_value()
                         get_value()
                         find_face_value()
                         __str__()

Answer

I see what you're trying to do, and I understand where the confusion is coming from! Let me walk you through what you're being asked to do, and then I’ll provide the corrected code step-by-step.

Understanding the Requirements

  1. Class Card should have one private data attribute __value (for the card's rank), and its face value (like "Ace", "Two", etc.) is not stored directly. Instead, it should be derived from the __value when needed.

  2. The deal method should assign a random number between 1 and 13 to __value (representing the rank of the card) and should not call a setter for this purpose.

  3. The set_value method should set __value to a given value and automatically update the face value by calling the find_face_value method.

  4. The find_face_value method should return the face value (like "Ace", "Two", etc.) based on the __value.

  5. The __str__ method should return the string representation of the card using the face value.

  6. The deal_hand function will generate a list of 5 cards, and then you will print out the hand and calculate the average value.

Updated Class Code

Here’s the corrected code based on your explanation and the requirements:

import random

class Card:
    def __init__(self):
        self.__value = 0  # Private attribute for the card's value

    def deal(self):
        self.__value = random.randint(1, 13)  # Deal a random value between 1 and 13

    def set_value(self, value):
        self.__value = value
        # The value has been set, so we update the face value (face name)
    
    def get_value(self):
        return self.__value  # Get the card's value
    
    def find_face_value(self):
        # A dictionary to map values to face values
        faces = {
            1: "Ace", 2: "Two", 3: "Three", 4: "Four", 5: "Five", 6: "Six", 7: "Seven", 
            8: "Eight", 9: "Nine", 10: "Ten", 11: "Jack", 12: "Queen", 13: "King"
        }
        return faces[self.__value]  # Return the face value corresponding to the card's value

    def __str__(self):
        return self.find_face_value()  # Return the string representation (face value)

# Function to deal a hand of 5 cards and calculate the average value
def deal_hand():
    hand = [Card() for _ in range(5)]  # Create a list of 5 cards
    for card in hand:
        card.deal()  # Deal a random value to each card
    
    print("The 5-card hand is:")
    total_value = 0
    for card in hand:
        print(card)  # This will call the __str__ method and print the face value of each card
        total_value += card.get_value()  # Add the value of the card to the total
    
    average_value = total_value / 5  # Calculate the average value
    print("The average value of your hand is:")
    print(f"{average_value:.1f}")  # Display the average value rounded to 1 decimal place

# Example usage:
deal_hand()

Explanation of Changes

  1. Private Attribute: __value is the only data attribute in the Card class. It's marked as private by using the double underscores.

  2. deal Method: The deal method now directly sets __value to a random integer between 1 and 13 using random.randint(1, 13).

  3. set_value Method: It updates __value and calls find_face_value to update the card’s face value. However, find_face_value is only used to get the name of the face (like "Ace", "Two", etc.), and it isn't directly stored.

  4. find_face_value Method: This method maps the card's value to its corresponding face value (like 1 → "Ace", 11 → "Jack").

  5. __str__ Method: The __str__ method simply returns the face value by calling find_face_value(), which gives the appropriate name for the card's value.

  6. deal_hand Function: This function creates a hand of 5 cards, deals each card using deal(), prints the hand (by using print(card) which calls the __str__ method), and calculates the average value of the hand.

Output Example

When you run the deal_hand() function, it will print something like:

The 5-card hand is:
Jack
Ace
Three
Queen
Seven
The average value of your hand is:
7.6

In this example, the card ranks are randomly generated, and the output will show the names (e.g., "Ace", "Jack", etc.) along with the average value of the hand.

Key Points to Remember:

  • You only need one attribute for the value (__value), and the face value is derived from it using the find_face_value method.
  • The __str__ method is used to return the card's face value as a string when printing.
  • The deal_hand function handles creating multiple cards, dealing them, and calculating the average value of the hand.

Let me know if you need any more clarification!

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