randomPlayer.py

import board
import random

# A simple player that chooses random moves, to help with (starting) testing. Once you have something
# sensible, you should use that instead of the random player.
class RandomPlayer:
       
    # Your coursework player is always player 1 and so the random player will always be player 2.
    # You can specify a seed for the random number generation so that you can test with a consistent environment.
    # If you want to seed the player differently each time, you can use something like the following (in
    # runGame)
    #       import datetime
    #       seed = datetime.now().timestamp()
    # to get a different seed each time.
       def __init__(self, name, seed=0):
               self.name = name
               self.randomGenerator = random.Random(seed)
       
    # Return a random column, checking that it is not full
       def getMove(self, gameBoard):
               maxCol = gameBoard.numColumns

               choice = self.randomGenerator.randint(0, maxCol-1)
    
               while gameBoard.colFills[choice] >= gameBoard.numRows:
                       choice = self.randomGenerator.randint(0, maxCol-1)

               return choice

class userPlayer:

    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name

    def getMove(self, gameBoard):
        return int(input("column: "))