Modified game to shuffle deck 7 times

5-Card_Stud_Poker_Game (Final).py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import random
 import time
 from collections import Counter
 from hand_utils import evaluate_hand, Tuple, List, Card, SUITS, RANKS
-import copy
+
 
 starting_chips = 0  # Default starting chips for each player
 rank_counts = Counter()
@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ def deal_round(deck, players, round_num):
             print(player.show_hand())
 
 @staticmethod
-def determine_winner(players, pot):
+def determine_winner(players, _pot):
     best_score = (-1, -1)   
-    
     winner = None
-    pot = pot
+    pot = _pot
 
     for player in players:
         if player.folded:
@@ -226,17 +225,12 @@ def reset_round(players):
 class Deck:
     def __init__(self):
         self.cards: List[Card] = [Card(rank, suit) for suit in SUITS for rank in RANKS]
-        random.seed(time.time())  # Seed random number generator with current time  
+        self.shuffle_multiple_times()
+
+    def shuffle_multiple_times(self, times: int = 7, delay: float = 0.1): # Shuffle deck 7 times
+        for _ in range(times):
             random.shuffle(self.cards)
-        deck = copy.deepcopy(self.cards)
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-        random.shuffle(deck)
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-        random.shuffle(deck)
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-        random.shuffle(deck)
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-        random.shuffle(deck)
+            time.sleep(delay)
 
     def deal_card(self) -> Card:
         return self.cards.pop(0)