Ben Finney wrote:
[snip]
>
> Please don't write C in Python. The 'for' statement allows iteration
> directly over a sequence, no need to maintain an index. Also, the
> modulus operator is called for with your cycling of the pile index.
>
> pile_index = 0
> for card in deck:
> piles[pile_index].append(card)
> pile_index = (pile_index + 1) % numpiles
>
no need to maintain an index ;-)
piles = [ list() for _ in range(n) ]
for i, card in enumerate(deck):
piles[i % numpiles].append(card)
Gerard
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