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import random
 
def main():
 
    class Card: # makes Card objects. For deck generation.
        def __init__(self, value, suit, number, isTrump):
            self.value = value
            self.suit = suit
            self.number = number
            self.isTrump = isTrump
        def setTrump(self):
            self.isTrump = True
        def setValue(self, value):
            self.value = value
 
    class Deck: # generates deck. This implementatior requires a new deck to be generated per round
        def __init__(self):
            self.cards = []
            for i in [2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14]:
                for j in ["heart", "diamond", "spade", "club"]:
                    card = Card(i,j,i,False)
                    self.cards.append(card)
            bigjoker = Card(18,"trump", 18, True)
            smalljoker = Card(17,"trump", 17, True)
            self.cards += [smalljoker,bigjoker]
 
 
 
### Code later: Player count determines number of decks. int(playernum/2) = decknum
 
    deck1 = Deck()
    deck2 = Deck()
    deck3 = Deck()
 
    testdeck3 = deck1.cards + deck2.cards +deck3.cards
 
    def setTrump(deck, suit, number):
        for i in range(len(deck)):
 
            # sets high trump number value to 16
            if deck[i].suit == suit and deck[i].number == number:
                deck[i].setTrump()
 
                # sets high trump value to 16, below the small joker (17)
                deck[i].setValue(16)
 
            # sets low trump number value to 15 (above Ace (14))
            elif deck[i].suit != suit and deck[i].number == number:
                deck[i].setTrump()
                deck[i].setValue(15)
 
            # sets non-trump number trumps to trump status True
            elif deck[i].suit == suit and deck[i].number != number:
                deck[i].setTrump()
 
            # Adds 1 to values of numbers below trump number so that they are consecutive with 
            # numbers above the trump value. eg: 4 is trump, this makes 3 and 5 consecutive by 
            # changing 3'ss value to 4. 2 is changed to 3 to make 2 consecutive with 3's new value.
                if deck[i].number < number:
                    deck[i].setValue(deck[i].value+1)
             
            # same as above but for non-trumps.
            else:
                if deck[i].number < number:
                    deck[i].setValue(deck[i].value+1)
 
### Test code for setTrump()
     
    # print "setTrump test:"
    # setTrump(testdeck3, "heart", 4)
 
    # print "Trump suit: heart"
    # for k in testdeck3:
    #   if k.isTrump == True:
    #       print k.number, k.suit, k.value, k.isTrump
 
    # print "Trump value cards: 4"
    # for m in testdeck3:
    #   if m.number < 4:
    #       print m.number, m.suit, m.value, m.isTrump
 
 
### Sample hand generator function for 7 person game: 22 cards per player, 8 cards in the bottom
### Actual dealing function should deal one card at a time to each hand.
 
    # def dealhand(deck):
    #   hand = []
    #   for i in range(22):
    #       newcard = random.choice(deck)
    #       hand.append(newcard)
    #       deck.remove(newcard)
    #   return hand
 
    # hand1 = dealhand(testdeck3)
    # print len(testdeck3)
    # print "Hand: \n"
    # for i in hand1:
    #   print i.number, i.suit, i.value, i.isTrump
 
 
 
 
### Starting player picks any single, pair, triple, or tractor. 
 
### Starting play check for suits/trumps if they match within the move/play.
    # Note to self, need to sort "cards" first by value
 
    def suitCheck(cards): # cards is a list of Card objects
 
        if len(cards)<1: # move has to be at least one card to be valid
            return False, "less than 1 card"
 
        elif len(cards)==1: # 1 card is always a valid starting move
            return True, "1 card"
 
        else: # multiple cards
            # Suit Check. Needs a trump check too because trump status is separate.
            # better solutions?
 
            for i in range(len(cards)-1):
 
                if cards[i].isTrump != cards[i+1].isTrump:
                    return False, "Trump and non-trump"
                    print "why no work"
 
                elif cards[i].isTrump == cards[i+1].isTrump and cards[i].isTrump == False:
                    if cards[i].suit != cards[i+1].suit:
                        return False, "both non-trumps, not same suit"
 
            if cards[0].isTrump == cards[1].isTrump and cards[0].isTrump == True:
                return True, "trump"
            else:
                return True, cards[0].suit
 
    # # test suitCheck: suit/trump match check 
    # card1 = Card(3, "heart", 3, False)
    # card2 = Card(4, "heart", 4, False)
    # card3 = Card(2, "heart", 15, True)
    # card4 = Card(2, "spade", 16, True)
    # card5 = Card(3, "spade", 3, True)
    # card6 = Card(3, "club", 3, False)
 
    # testhand = [card1, card2, card3, card4, card5, card6]
 
    # print "Test case 0: obviously invalid play"
    # print suitCheck(testhand)
    # for i in testhand:
    #   print i.suit, i.isTrump
    # print "\n"
 
    # print "Test case 1: all nontrumps, same suit"
    # print suitCheck([card1, card2])
    # for i in [card1, card2]:
    #   print i.suit, i.isTrump
    # print "\n"
 
    # print "Test case 2: all trumps, same suit"
    # print suitCheck([card5, card4])
    # for i in [card5, card4]:
    #   print i.suit, i.isTrump,
    # print "\n"
     
    # print "Test case 3: all nontrumps, different suit"
    # print suitCheck([card1, card6])
    # for i in [card1, card6]:
    #   print i.suit, i.isTrump 
    # print "\n"
 
    # print "Test case 4: all trumps, different suit"
    # print suitCheck([card3, card4])
    # for i in [card3, card4]:
    #   print i.suit, i.isTrump
    # print "\n"
 
    # print "Test case 5: trump and nontrump, same suit"
    # print suitCheck([card2, card3])
    # for i in [card2, card3]:
    #   print i.suit, i.isTrump
    # print "\n"
 
    # print "Test case 6: trump and nontrump, different suit"
    # print suitCheck([card2, card4])
    # for i in [card2, card4]:
    #   print i.suit, i.isTrump
    # print "\n"
 
### Value check: for n>1, see if all values are the same. If not, do tractor check.
 
 
#           for i in len(cards):
#               if cards[i].value != cards[i+1].value:
                    #TRACTOR CHECK FUCK
 
                # pairs/triples/etc
#               else: 
#                   return True, "pair, triple, etc"
 
 
 
main()

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