Helper Functions

A helper function is called within other functions to hide details and keep it short..

tally$\_$dice $($dice$)-$ Create a local list with seven zeros. Update the array of integers to

tally the number of $1s,2s,3s,4s,5s$ and $6s$ for the current dice. Index zero is not used.

Remember to clear the array first. Step through the dice list and increment the corresponding

index within the tally list.

For example, given five dice values $(3,4,5,5,6),$ the tally list will contain $0,0,0,1,1,2,1.$

Test It Yourself

$if$ name $==\text{'}$ main $\text{'}$:$\frac{}{b}$

$ar($ results $)=$ tal $\frac{?}{\text{b}\text{a}\text{r}}(1y)$ dice $([3,4,5,5,6])$

print $(results)$

has$\_$straight $($length$,$ dice$)-$First, call tally$\_$dice $()$ that returns a list. Then,

determine if the set of dice contains a straight of length numbers. For example, it could be a

straight of $4$ or $5$ numbers for this game but any length should work $(1-5).$ Return True or

False.

For example, a tally list containing $0,1,1,2,1,0,0$ indicates a straight of $1,2,3,4.$ However,

$0,1,1,0,1,0,1$ does not contain a straight since there is no three or five.

has$\_$multiples$($count$,$ dice$)-$First, call tally$\_$dice$($dice$).$ Return True if

there are count, or more, identical values. Otherwise, return False. This method is used to

check for three, four and five$-$of$-$kind.has$\_$multiples$($count$,$ dice$)$ First, call tally$\_$dice$($dice$).$ Return True ifthere are count, or more, identical values. Otherwise, return False. This method is used tocheck for three, four and five$-$of$-$kind.