def playRound(p1,p2): print("-- ROUND RESULT --") print("Player 1's deck: "+str(p1)) print("Player 2's deck: "+str(p2)) print("Player 1 plays "+str(p1[0])) print("Player 2 plays "+str(p2[0])) if p1[0]>p2[0]: p1.append(p1[0]) p1.pop(0) p1.append(p2[0]) p2.pop(0) print("Player 1 wins the round!") elif p2[0]>p1[0]: p2.append(p2[0]) p2.pop(0) p2.append(p1[0]) p1.pop(0) print("Player 2 wins the round!") print("\n\n") return [p1,p2] def calcScore(deck): out = 0 for i in range(0,len(deck)): print(str(i+1)+"th last card in the deck: "+str(deck[-(i+1)])) print("value: "+str((i+1)*deck[-(i+1)])) out += (i+1)*deck[-(i+1)] print("running total: "+str(out)) return out flag = False p1 = [] p2 = [] with open("input22.txt") as file: for line in file: if line == "Player 1:\n": pass elif line == "Player 2:\n": flag = True elif line == "\n": pass elif not flag: p1.append(int(line[:-1])) else: p2.append(int(line[:-1])) while len(p1) > 0 and len(p2) > 0: res = playRound(p1,p2) p1 = res[0] p2 = res[1] print("== Post-game results ==") print("Player 1's deck: "+str(p1)) print("Player 2's deck: "+str(p2)) out = calcScore(p1) if len(p1) > 0 else calcScore(p2) print(out)