Updated deal_card function to eliminate ValueError exception

poker.py

@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ deck: Deck
 new_card: Card
 
 def create_deck() -> Deck:
-    deck: Deck = [(rank, suit) for suit in SUITS for rank in RANKS]
+    Deck = [(rank, suit) for suit in SUITS for rank in RANKS]
-    return deck
+    return Deck
 
-def deal_card(deck: Deck) -> Card:
+def deal_card(deck) -> Card:
-    pull_card = pop_list(deck, 0)
+    pull_card = deck.pop(0)
-    deck.remove(pull_card)
+    print("DEBUG - Dealt card:", pull_card)
     return pull_card  
 
 def deal_hand(deck, num=5) -> Hand:
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ def pop_list(lst: List, index: int) -> Tuple:
     lst.remove(element)
     return element
 
+def card_in_hand(card: Card, hand: Hand) -> bool:
+    rank, suit = card
+    for r, s in hand:
+        if r.strip().upper() == rank.strip().upper() and s.strip().capitalize() == suit.strip().capitalize():
+            return True
+    return False
+
 def hand_rank(hand):
     ranks = sorted([RANK_VALUES[card[0]] for card in hand], reverse=True)
     suits = [card[1] for card in hand]
@@ -65,30 +72,48 @@ def hand_rank(hand):
 def show_hand(hand):
     return '\n '.join([f"{rank} of {suit}" for rank, suit in hand])
 
-def replace_card_from_hand(hand, card, new_card) -> bool:
+def replace_card_from_hand(hand: Hand, card: Card, new_card: Card) -> bool:
-    if card in hand:
+    for i, existing_card in enumerate(hand):
-        hand.remove(card)
+        if existing_card[0].strip().upper() == card[0].strip().upper() and \
-        hand.append(new_card)
+        existing_card[1].strip().capitalize() == card[1].strip().capitalize():
-        return True
+            hand[i] = new_card
-    return False
+            return True
 
-def handle_player_input(hand):
+
-    user_input = input("Player, enter a card to pull from your hand (e.g., A of Spades) ")
+def handle_player_input(hand: Hand, deck: Deck) -> None:
+    user_input = input("Enter a card to pull from your hand (e.g., A of Spades): ").strip()
+    print("DEBUG - Current hand:", hand)
+    # Basic format check
+       
+    if ' of ' not in user_input:
+        print("Invalid input format. Please use Rank of Suit.")
+        return
 
     try:
-        rank, suit = user_input.split(' of ')
+        rank, suit = user_input.split(' of ', 1)
-        card_to_replace = (rank.strip().upper(), suit.strip().capitalize())
+        rank = rank.strip().upper()
-        new_card = deal_card(Deck)  # Example new card from the deck
+        suit = suit.strip().capitalize()
+        card = (rank, suit)
+        print("DEBUG - Attempting to remove:", card)
+        if not card_in_hand(card, hand):
+            print("DEBUG - Normalized input:", card)
+            print("DEBUG - Hand contents:", hand)
+            print(f"Card '{rank} of {suit}' not found in your hand.")
+            return
+
+        if not deck:
+            print("No more cards left in the deck to draw.")
+            return
+
+        new_card = deal_card(deck)
+        success = replace_card_from_hand(hand, card, new_card)
 
-        success = replace_card_from_hand(hand, card_to_replace, new_card)
-        print(success)
         if success:
-            print(f"Player 1 pulled {rank} of {suit} from their hand.")
+            print(f"Replaced {rank} of {suit} with {new_card[0]} of {new_card[1]}.")
-            print(f"Player 1 received new card: {new_card[0]} of {new_card[1]}")
         else:
-            print("Card not found in Player 1's hand.")
+            print("Card replacement failed unexpectedly.")
-    except ValueError:
+    except Exception as e:
-        print("Invalid input format. Please use 'Rank of Suit'.")
+        print(f"Unexpected error: {e}")
 
 def display_initial_hands(player1: Hand, player2: Hand):
     print("\nPlayer's hands:")
@@ -107,6 +132,7 @@ def display_hands(player1: Hand, player2: Hand):
 def main():
     deck = create_deck()
     random.shuffle(deck)
+    random.shuffle(deck)
     player1 = deal_hand(deck)
     player2 = deal_hand(deck)
     display_initial_hands(player1, player2)
@@ -117,7 +143,7 @@ def main():
         return
     elif p1_num != 0:     
         for _ in range(p1_num):
-            handle_player_input(player1)
+            handle_player_input(player1, deck)
     else:
         print("Player 1 chose not to pull any cards.")
         display_hands(player1, player2)
@@ -129,7 +155,7 @@ def main():
         return
     elif p2_num != 0:     
         for _ in range(p2_num):
-            handle_player_input(player2)
+            handle_player_input(player2, deck)
     else:
         print("Player 2 chose not to pull any cards.")
         display_hands(player1, player2)