exercism/python/card-games/HINTS.md

Hints

General

1. Tracking Poker Rounds

• Lists in Python may be constructed in multiple ways.
• This function should return a list.

2. Keeping all Rounds in the Same Place

• Sequence types such as list support common operations.
• This function should return a list.

3. Finding Prior Rounds

• Sequence types such as list support a few common operations.
• This function should return a bool.

4. Averaging Card Values

• To get the average, this function should count how many items are in the list and sum up their values. Then, return the sum divided by the count.

5. Alternate Averages

• Sequence types such as list support a few common operations.
• To access an element, use the square brackets (<list>[]) notation.
• Remember that the first element of the list is at index 0 from the left-hand side.
• In Python, negative indexing starts at -1 from the right-hand side. This means that you can find the last element of a list by using <list>[-1].
• Think about how you could reuse the code from the functions that you have already implemented.

6. More Averaging Techniques

• Sequence types such as list already support a few common operations.
• Think about reusing the code from the functions that you just implemented.
• The slice syntax supports a step value (<list>[<start>:<stop>:<step>]).

7. Bonus Round Rules

• Lists are mutable. Once a list is created, you can modify, delete or add any type of element you wish.
• Python provides a wide range of ways to modify lists.