jiddu wrote: > Hi, > > I'm planning to create a poker calculator, I learned some basic in > highschool years ago and I was told for beginners Python is a good > language to start. > > What I wanted to do is to first write a program which will be able to run > through all the possible combinations of cards dealt out and use some > counters to calculate different probabilities at different stages. Since > that is a lot of data I think I have to store it in some kind of database > or spreadsheet type thing? > > Then I wanted to write a simple user interface so I could use my mouse to > make selections of cards that I am dealt and that come on the flop and how > many opponents and have the program find the calculated information and > display it on the screen. > > I am wondering if I learn to use Python will I be able to write something > like this? My friend studied some C in college so I thought I'd learn C++, > turns out it is a very complicated language so I thought maybe I should try > something else before I commit more time to the language. > > Thank you very much in advance >
Yes, use python, you will get the most return on your learning effort, though some learning is required. Start at python.org -> docs -> tutorial. James -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list