Python - cards (reddit/r/learnpython)

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dealer = input("Input a number for the dealer  ")
player = input("input a score for the player  ")

print "The dealer's score is", dealer, "and your score is", player, "."

if dealer > 7:
    print "The dealer has a natural!"
elif dealer > 5:
    print "The dealer does not deal himself a new card!"
else: # now it has to be `dealer <= 5` so you don't need `elif/if`
    #deal the dealer a third card
    print "The dealer deals himself a third card!"
    third_card = input("input the dealer's third card: ")
    dealer = dealer + third_card
    dealer = dealer % 10
    # or in one line
    # dealer = (dealer + third_card) % 10

if player > 7:
    print "You have a natural!"
elif player > 5:
    print "You do not get dealt a third card!"
else: # now it has to be `player <= 5` so you don't need `elif/if`
    #deal the player a third card
    third_card = input("input the player's third card: ")
    player = player + third_card
    player = player % 10
    print "You have been dealt a third card! Your card is", third_card, "! Your total value is now", player, "!"

if player > dealer:
    print "You win! You have a final score of", player, "and the dealer had a score of", dealer, "!"
elif player < dealer:
    print "The dealer wins! He had a score of", dealer, "and you had a score of", player, "!"
else: # now it has to be `player == dealer` so you don't need `elif/if`
    print "It is a draw! Both players have a final value of", dealer, "!"