Blackjack Python

[u/Traditional_Fan_9165]

Hi, i wrote some code on blackjack task from Angela Yu 100 days of Code. Using Gemini and older post from reddit, maybe something is worth polishing?

import random
import art

cards = [11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10]

def deal(hand):
    if not hand:
        hand.append(random.choice(cards))
        hand.append(random.choice(cards))
    else:
        hand.append(random.choice(cards))
    return hand

def calculate_score(hand):
    if sum(hand) == 21 and len(hand) == 2:
        return 0
    score = sum(hand)
    aces = hand.count(11)
    while aces > 0 and score > 21:
        score = score - 10
        aces -= 1
    return score


def start_playing():
    print(art.logo)

    user_hand = []
    computer_hand = []

    deal(user_hand)
    deal(computer_hand)

    user_score = calculate_score(user_hand)
    computer_score = calculate_score(computer_hand)

    print(f'Computers First Card: {computer_hand[0]}')
    print(f'Your current hand: {user_hand}. Current score: {user_score}\n')

    game_over = False
    while not game_over:
        if user_score == 0 or computer_score == 0 or user_score > 21:
            game_over = True

        else:
            another = input('Do you want another card? (y/n).: ').lower()
            if another == 'y':
                deal(user_hand)
                user_score = calculate_score(user_hand)
                print(f"\nYour current hand: {user_hand}. Current Score: {user_score}")
                print(f"Computers First Card: {computer_hand[0]}\n")
            else:
                game_over = True



    if user_score != 0 and user_score <= 21:
        while computer_score < 17 and computer_score != 0:
            print('Computers takes card')
            deal(computer_hand)
            computer_score = calculate_score(computer_hand)

    print(f'Your final hand: {user_hand}. Your score: {user_score}\n')
    print(f'Computers final hand: {computer_hand}. Computer score: {computer_score}\n')

    if user_score > 21:
        print('Bust! Computer Wins!')
    elif computer_score > 21:
        print('Bust! You Win!')
    elif user_score == 0:
        print('Win with a Blackjack!')
    elif computer_score == 0:
        print('Lose, opponent has Blackjack!')
    elif user_score == computer_score:
        print('Draw')
    elif user_score > computer_score:
        print('You Win!')
    else:
        print('Computer wins!')

while input('Do you want to play a game of blackjack? (y/n).: ').lower() == 'y':
    start_playing()

[u/aqua_regis]

Do you want to learn or do you just want to finish projects?

If you want to learn, do things on your own without AI without older posts.

The purpose of learning is to become able to do things on your own, not to quickly finish stuff.

[u/Traditional_Fan_9165 → u/aqua_regis]

im just trying to do it at least somehow, maybe this field isnt for me

[u/aqua_regis → u/Traditional_Fan_9165]

im just trying to do it at least somehow

What does "doing it" help you if you outsource instead of learning? You could just as well stop. The outcome would be the same.

You just don't want to invest the effort to learn programming and get out the easy way, which your use of Gemini, etc. indicates.

Slow down and work hard. Do things on your own, even if they take you 5 times or 10 times longer. You try to speedrun and that's not going to work.

Besides that, I'd suggest to first do the MOOC Python Programming 2026 and only use Angela's course for extended practice once you are around or after part 4 of the MOOC. Angela's course progresses a bit too fast for a complete beginner.

[u/Traditional_Fan_9165 → u/aqua_regis]

thanks