This program was created as part of a Python course. This version of blackjack is considered simplified, because it does not take into account probability and does not use multiple decks.
The original version of this program simply used 2 lists to keep track of the Dealer's and Player's cards. Having completed that requirement I refactored this to use 2 dictionaries just see if I could. While I was able to get all functionality working, I was not happy with how the code turned out. I felt it lacked readability, and it wasn't clear how it worked (See 'Initial commit'). This is a third attempt in which I wanted to try an OOP approach.
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The deck is unlimited in size.
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There are no jokers.
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The Jack/Queen/King all count as 10.
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The Ace can count as 11 or 1.
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Use the following list as the deck of cards:
cards = [11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10] -
The cards in the list have equal probability of being drawn.
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Cards are not removed from the deck as they are drawn.
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The computer is the dealer.
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The dealer must draw if the total value of its cards is less than 17.
All changes after commit 9cb5837 are the result of a collaborative effort with mfisher87 and itsarobin