switching7

Authorpyfex
Submission date2011-06-12 14:53:41.512713
Rating7379
Matches played5385
Win rate76.06

Use rpsrunner.py to play unranked matches on your computer.

Source code:

# This should improve switching5 with a better strategy selection.
import random

if input == "":
  hist = ""
  opp_played = []
  counter = {'P': 'S', 'S': 'R', 'R': 'P'}
  score = {'RR': 0, 'PP': 0, 'SS': 0, 'PR': 1, 'RS': 1, 'SP': 1,'RP': -1, 'SR': -1, 'PS': -1,}
  output = random.choice(["R", "P", "S"])

  predict1 = [output, output]
  predict2 = [output] * 6
  correct1 = [0, 0]
  correct2 = [(0,0)] * 6
else:
  hist += output.lower()+input
  opp_played.append(input)
  correct1[0] += score[predict1[0]+input]
  correct1[1] += score[predict1[1]+input]
  
  for i, p in enumerate(predict2):
    correct2[i] = ({1:correct2[i][0]+1, 0: correct2[i][0], -1: 0}[score[p+input]],  correct2[i][1]+score[p+input])

  index1 = correct1.index(max(correct1))
  index2 = correct2.index(max(correct2))

  predict1[1] = counter[random.choice(opp_played)]
  
  for length in range(min(10, len(hist)-2), 0, -2):
    search = hist[-length:]
    idx = hist.rfind(search, 0, -2)
    if idx != -1:
      my = hist[idx+length].upper()
      opp = hist[idx+length+1]
      predict2[0] = counter[opp]
      predict2[1] = counter[counter[my]]
      predict2[2] = counter[counter[opp]]
      predict2[3] = counter[my]
      predict2[4] = opp
      predict2[5] = my
      break
  else:
      predict2 = [random.choice(['R', 'P', 'S'])] * 6
  
  predict1[0] = predict2[index2]

  output = predict1[index1]