Having trouble debugging this blackjack code.....Please help!! # CS161 - Hawana

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Having trouble debugging this blackjack code.....Please help!!

# CS161 - Hawana
# SUM 2018
# HW 4
# Jon Baird

from random import choice as cs

def total(hand):
# how many aces in the hand
aces = hand.count(11)
# the ace can be 11 or 1
# this little while loop figures it out for you
s = sum(hand)
if s > 21 and aces > 0: # you have gone over 21 but there is an ace
while aces > 0 and s > 21:
s -= 10
aces -= 1
return (s)

# a suit of cards in blackjack assume the following values
cards = [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11]

# there are 4 suits per deck and usually several decks
# so we assume the cards list to be an unlimited pool

dwin = 0 # dealer win counter
pwin = 0 # player win counter
while True:
player = []
player.append(cs(cards))# draw 2 cards for the player to start
player.append(cs(cards))
pbust = False # player busted flag
dbust = False # dealer busted flag
while True: # loop for the player's play ...
pt = total(player)
print ("The player has these cards %s with a total value of %d" % (player, pt))
if pt > 21:
print ("--> The player is busted!")
pbust = True
break
elif pt == 21:
print (" BLACKJACK!!! YOU WIN!!!")
break
else:
Hit = str(input("Hit or Stand/Done (h or s): ")).lower()
if 'h' in Hit:
player.append(cs(cards))
else:
break
while True: # loop for the dealer's play ...
dealer = []#dealer generally stands around 17 or 18
while True:
dealer.append(cs(cards))
dealer.append(cs(cards))
dt = total(dealer)
print ("The dealer has these cards %s with a total value of %d" % (dealer, dt))
if dt < 18:
dealer.append(cs(cards))
else: #code to determine winner
if dt > 21:
print ("--> The dealer is busted!")
dbust = True
break
if pbust == False:
print ("The player wins!")
pwin += 1
elif dt > pt:
print ("The dealer wins!")
dwin += 1
elif dt == pt:
print ("It's a draw!")
elif pt > dt:
if pbust == False:
print ("The player wins!")
pwin += 1
elif dbust == False:
print ("The dealer wins!")
dwin += 1
break
  
print ("Wins, player = %d dealer = %d" % (pwin, dwin))
exit = str(input("Press Enter (q to quit): ")).lower()
if 'q' in exit:
break
print (" Thanks for playing blackjack!")

Explanation / Answer

Because of the loop while true.....its will be goes into infinite loop...

################start program#############

from random import choice as cs

def total(hand):
  
  
# how many aces in the hand
aces = hand.count(11)
# the ace can be 11 or 1
# this little while loop figures it out for you
s = sum(hand)
if s > 21 and aces > 0: # you have gone over 21 but there is an ace
while aces > 0 and s > 21:
  
s -= 10
aces -= 1
  
return (s)

if __name__ == "__main__":
  
# a suit of cards in blackjack assume the following values
cards = [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11]

# there are 4 suits per deck and usually several decks
# so we assume the cards list to be an unlimited pool

dwin = 0 # dealer win counter
pwin = 0 # player win counter
i=0;
while i<10:
  
player = []
player.append(cs(cards))# draw 2 cards for the player to start
player.append(cs(cards))
pbust = False # player busted flag
dbust = False # dealer busted flag
# while True:
# loop for the player's play ...
  
pt = total(player)
print ("The player has these cards %s with a total value of %d" % (player, pt))
if pt > 21:
  
print ("--> The player is busted!")
pbust = True
#break
elif pt == 21:
  
print (" BLACKJACK!!! YOU WIN!!!")
#break
else:
  
Hit = str(input("Hit or Stand/Done (h or s): ")).lower()   
  
if 'h' in Hit:
  
player.append(cs(cards))
  
  
# while True:
# loop for the dealer's play ...
dealer = []#dealer generally stands around 17 or 18
#while True:
  
dealer.append(cs(cards))
dealer.append(cs(cards))
dt = total(dealer)
print ("The dealer has these cards %s with a total value of %d" % (dealer, dt))
  
if dt < 18:
  
dealer.append(cs(cards))
else:
#code to determine winner
if dt > 21:
  
print ("--> The dealer is busted!")
dbust = True
#break
if pbust == False:
  
print ("The player wins!")
pwin += 1
elif dt > pt:
  
print ("The dealer wins!")
dwin += 1
elif dt == pt:
print ("It's a draw!")
elif pt > dt:
if pbust == False:
print ("The player wins!")
pwin += 1
elif dbust == False:
print ("The dealer wins!")
dwin += 1
# break
  
print ("Wins, player = %d dealer = %d" % (pwin, dwin))
exit = str(input("Press Enter (q to quit): ")).lower()
if 'q' in exit:
# break;
print (" Thanks for playing blackjack!");
break;

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