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Python

Want explanation why my code is wrong for the chance scoring challenge

I looked at the previous video and found that count from hand._sets.items() will give how many dice have the same value.

if hand[:] = [one, one, one, one, one] hand._sets.items() will be [(1: 5), (2: 0), (3: 0), (4: 0), (5: 0)].

So I assumed that if I made count in hand._sets.items() == 5 it is equivalent to 5 dice with the same values.

Thus I wrote my code like the following. But when I try this code I get Bummer! Got the wrong score for Yatzy..

What am I failing to see?

scoresheets.py
class YatzyScoresheet:
    def score_ones(self, hand):
        return sum(hand.ones)

    def _score_set(self, hand, set_size):
        scores = [0]
        for worth, count in hand._sets.items():
            if count == set_size:
                scores.append(worth*set_size)
        return max(scores)

    def score_one_pair(self, hand):
        return self._score_set(hand, 2)

    def score_chance(self, hand):
        return sum(hand)

    def score_yatzy(self, hand):
        for worth, count in hand._sets.items():
            if count == 5:
                return 50   
            else:
                return 0

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

This had me stumped for a bit. Think about what happens on the first iteration if the number of one's count is not five: 0 is returned and the other counts do not get checked.

:point_right: move the return 0 outside of the for loop so 0 is only returned if no Yatzy found

I thought that the for loop runs for every worth, count in _sets.items()? Why would it stop after the first iteration?

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

A for loop will run until either:

  • the iterable has been exhausted
  • a break statement is reached
  • a return statement is reached

On the first iteration, the if statement the value of count is compared to 5. If it is equal then 50 is returned.

If it's not equal to 5, the else statement is run, and 0 is returned ending the loop.

Moving the return 0 outside the for loop will allow the loop to check every value pair then only return 0 if not count is 5.

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!