Poker Game
Just practical implementation. Must use Python > 3.5.
Cards are represented by their number or first letter for the non-numeric cards (J, Q, K, A) and the suits by their first letter (H, C, D, S), stored as a JSON array.
- Determines your hand. (pre-defined)
- Determines winner between 2 5-card hands (asks user)
- Return best 5-card hand
Example
$ python3 poker.py
Using hand: ['JH', '4C', '4S', 'JC', '9H']
You have a Two Pair!
Kicker: J
Enter your 5-card poker hand in [JSON format]: not JSON
[X] Not a JSON input! Try again.
Enter your 5-card poker hand in [JSON format]: ["9C", "7C", "5C", "6C", "10C"]
You have a Flush!
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Let's play another round.
Who will the winner be? Enter your hands...
Enter first 5-card poker hand in [JSON format]: ["7H", "7C", "5S", "5C", "7H"]
Enter second 5-card poker hand in [JSON format]: ["9C", "7C", "5C", "6C", "10C"]
You have a Full House!
You have a Flush!
Winning hand is Full House: ['7H', '7C', '5S', '5C', '7H'].
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Let's see your best hand.
Enter poker hand with more than 5 cards in [JSON format]: ["7H", "7C", "5S", "5C", "7H", "9C", "7C", "5C", "6C", "10C"]
You have a Four of a Kind!
Kicker: 10
Run Tests
$ pip3 install -U pytest
$ pytest