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Task/Penneys-game/Python/penneys-game.py

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+from __future__ import print_function
+import random
+from time import sleep
+
+first = random.choice([True, False])
+
+you = ''
+if first:
+    me = ''.join(random.sample('HT'*3, 3))
+    print('I choose first and will win on first seeing {} in the list of tosses'.format(me))
+    while len(you) != 3 or any(ch not in 'HT' for ch in you) or you == me:
+        you = input('What sequence of three Heads/Tails will you win with: ')
+else:
+    while len(you) != 3 or any(ch not in 'HT' for ch in you):
+        you = input('After you: What sequence of three Heads/Tails will you win with: ')
+    me = ('H' if you[1] == 'T' else 'T') + you[:2]
+    print('I win on first seeing {} in the list of tosses'.format(me))
+
+print('Rolling:\n  ', end='')
+rolled = ''
+while True:
+    rolled += random.choice('HT')
+    print(rolled[-1], end='')
+    if rolled.endswith(you):
+        print('\n  You win!')
+        break
+    if rolled.endswith(me):
+        print('\n  I win!')
+        break
+    sleep(1)    # For dramatic effect