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Select the other of 2 items in a list
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Select the other of 2 items in a list
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I would probably just shuffle the list, then use the first one as my piece and the second as the opponent.

import random
pieces = ["X", "O"]
pieces = random.shuffle(pieces)

# my piece is always pieces[0] and my opponent is pieces[1]
If you really prefer to use separate variables for each piece (and I think there are reasons you shouldn't) then you could just sample the list like this...

import random
pieces = ["X", "O"]
piece, opponent = random.sample(pieces, k=2)
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RE: Select the other of 2 items in a list - by bowlofred - Aug-31-2020, 07:48 PM

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