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    "# The Dice Man\n",
    "\n",
    "## Try me\n",
    "[![Open In Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/assets/colab-badge.svg)](https://colab.research.google.com/github/ffraile/computer_science_tutorials/blob/main/source/Extra%20Exercises/Dice%20man%20(Solved).ipynb)[![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/ffraile/computer_science_tutorials/main?labpath=source%2FExtra%20Exercises%2FDice%20man%20(Solved).ipynb)\n",
    "\n",
    "## Problem definition\n",
    "[The Dice Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dice_Man) is a novel where a psychiatrist ends up making all his decisions casting dice. Everytime he faces a decision, he numbers his options from 1 to 6, casts dice, and guides his choices by the result.\n",
    "Let´s make the dice man bot! a digital assistant for anyone who would like to follow the same decision-making strategy as the Dice Man. The bot must ask the user to define up to 6 options, select one randomly, and show it to the user.\n",
    "\n"
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    "## Solution\n",
    "In our solution, we are going to use the library [random](https://docs.python.org/3/library/random.html) and its function ```random.randint(a,b)``` which returns a random number between a and b:\n"
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      "I am the Dice Bot, what are your options?\n",
      "1: ´Go out\n",
      "2: ´Study Python\n",
      "The dice found an answer, you should choose:\n",
      "2: ´Study Python\n"
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    "import random\n",
    "options_list = []           # We will create an empty list to store the options\n",
    "n = 0                       # This variable keeps track of the number of options introduced by the user\n",
    "print(\"I am the Dice Bot, what are your options?\")\n",
    "for i in range(6):          # Let´s allow at most 6 options\n",
    "    option = input(\"Tell me an option (press Enter to stop): \")\n",
    "    if option:              # We check that the option is not empty (an empty string computes to false)\n",
    "        options_list.append(option)\n",
    "        print(f\"{i+1}: ´{options_list[i]}\")\n",
    "        n+=1\n",
    "    else:\n",
    "        break\n",
    "\n",
    "while True:                             # Let´s cast the dice until we have a valid option\n",
    "    decision = random.randint(1, 6) - 1 #We get a number from 1-6 from dice, then we subtract 1 to get a valid index\n",
    "    if decision < n:\n",
    "        print(\"The dice found an answer, you should choose:\")\n",
    "        print(f\"{decision+1}: ´{options_list[decision]}\")\n",
    "        break\n",
    "\n"
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    "## Analysis questions\n",
    "These questions are designed to help you better understand the code above. Try to answer them by yourself before asking for help.\n",
    "\n",
    "1. **User Input Management:** Why does the program use a loop to get user input for options? How does it determine when to exit the loop? Explain the condition ```if option:```. What purpose does it serve\n",
    "\n",
    "2. **Code Adaptability:** The code allows a user to input at most 6 options. Why is this number chosen, and how does it relate to the concept of dice rolls?  How easy would it be to modify the program to work with a different number-sided die, for instance, a 12-sided die? What changes would be needed?\n",
    "\n",
    "3. **Decision Mechanism:** Describe the process by which the program simulates a dice roll to make a decision. Why is the variable ```decision``` assigned the value ```random.randint(1, 6) - 1```  How does the program ensure that only valid options are chosen?\n",
    "\n",
    "4. **While Loop:** The code contains the line ```while True:```. Why is this used? and how does the program ensure it doesn't get stuck in an infinite loop?\n",
    "\n",
    "5. **Randomness:** How does the random.randint function ensure that the decision-making process is random and unbiased? Could the program be modified to make it biased towards certain options?\n"
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