Python - manipulate odds

Asked Aug 02 '14 at 15:21

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Introduction:

I am trying to make a simple for in a row game using python. For one of my modules I need the computer to randomly choose a character to insert in the playing grid. I would like to have more control over the odds of what character is chosen.

Python Version:

3.4

Scenario 1:

Call random.choice("XO ")

Scenario 2:

A quick hack to manipulate the odds

Call random.choice("XXOO ")

What I want:

A solution that increases the chances of an "O" or "X" being chosed, decrease the chance of an " " (whitespace) being chosen

What I don't want:

Adding in more characters of the "O"s and "X"s to increase the odds. E.g. "XXOO " would give me 2:1 odds for the "X"s and "O"s This seems like a bad hack

asked Aug 02 '14 at 15:21

Vader

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Are you trying to make this code so that someone looking at it won't be able to tell you have twisted the odds? – David Greydanus Aug 02 '14 at 15:23
@DavidGreydanus no, this is just for a testing module of the game. – Vader Aug 02 '14 at 15:24
I would use random.random – Padraic Cunningham Aug 02 '14 at 15:34
Here's a naive/simple approach: https://gist.github.com/tristanfisher/9fa381d28e2e023cfbc5 – Aug 02 '14 at 16:08

Python - manipulate odds

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