deck.py

import random
from card import Card

class Deck:
    def __init__(self):
        self.cards = []
        self.suits = ["spades", "clubs", "hearts", "diamonds"]
        self.ranks = [{"rank": "A", "value": 11}, {"rank": "J", "value": 10}, {"rank": "Q", "value": 10},
                 {"rank": "K", "value": 10}, {"rank": "1", "value": 1}, {"rank": "2", "value": 2},
                 {"rank": "3", "value": 3}, {"rank": "4", "value": 4}, {"rank": "5", "value": 5}, {"rank": "6", "value": 6},
                 {"rank": "7", "value": 7}, {"rank": "8", "value": 8}, {"rank": "9", "value": 9},
                 {"rank": "10", "value": 10}]
        for suit in self.suits:
            for rank in self.ranks:
                self.cards.append(Card(suit, rank))

    def shuffle(self):
        if len(self.cards) > 1:
            random.shuffle(self.cards)

    def deal(self, number):
        dealt_cards = []
        for k in range(number):
            if len(self.cards) > 0:
                dealt_cards.append(self.cards.pop())
            else:
                raise Exception("We are out of cards!!")
        return dealt_cards