stuff/activity3-transfer.py

# Created by Maxwell Jeffress on 17/02/2026
# Simulates a game of Blackjack

import random

# Generate cards
# The first list is for cards 2-10, the second is for cards J-A
cards = [card for card in range(2, 11) for _ in range(4)] + [10 for _ in range(0, 16)]

def card_string(card: int) -> str:
    match card:
        case 11:
            return "Jack"
        case 12:
            return "Queen"
        case 13:
            return "King"
        case 14:
            return "Ace"
        case _:
            return str(card)

# Create the card order
random.shuffle(cards)

def deal_card(cards: [int]) -> int:
    return cards.pop()

you = 0
dealer = 0

card1 = deal_card(cards)
card2 = deal_card(cards)

you += card1 + card2

print("You got dealt", card_string(card1), "and", card_string(card2), "for a total of", you)

dealer += deal_card(cards) + deal_card(cards)

dealerWon = False

while True:
    hors = input("Hit or stand? ")
    if hors.lower() in ["h", "hi", "hit", "hit me"]:
        print("Hitting")
        card = deal_card(cards)
        you += card
        print("You got dealt", card_string(card), "for a total of", you)
        if (you > 21):
            print("Bust!")
            dealerWon = True
            break
    elif hors.lower() in ["s", "st", "sta", "stan", "stand", "stand up"]:
        print("Standing")
        break
    else:
        print("That's not valid!")
        continue

if not dealerWon:
    print("Dealing the dealer")
    print("Dealer has", dealer)
    while dealer < 16:
        card = deal_card(cards)
        dealer += card
        print("Dealer got", card_string(card), "they have", dealer)
        if dealer > 21:
            print("Dealer is bust!")
            dealerWon = False
            break

if dealerWon:
    if you > dealer:
        print("You win!")
    else:
        print("Dealer wins...")