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# Torbert, 18 December 2015
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from subprocess import Popen
from subprocess import PIPE
from subprocess import TimeoutExpired
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from time       import time
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TIMEOUT = 1.5 # seconds allowed per move
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theE = ' '
theX = '+'
theO = 'O'
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fname = 'myprog.py'
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def st( alist ) :
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   return '' . join( alist )
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def getMove( fname , theboard , thepiece ) :
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   # TODO - check if no possible move
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   #------------------------ RUN THE PLAYER'S CODE ---#
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   strboard = st( theboard )
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   myargs = [ 'python3' , fname , strboard , thepiece ]
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   po = Popen( myargs , stdout = PIPE , stderr = PIPE )
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   # import io
   # print( 'io' , io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE ) # 8192
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   try :
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      x , y = po . communicate( timeout = TIMEOUT )
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   except TimeoutExpired :
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      po . kill()
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      x , y = po . communicate()
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      print( '*** timeout' )
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   z = x . split()
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   if len( z ) > 0 :
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      themove = z[-1] . decode( 'utf-8' ) # last only
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      print( '*** themove' , themove )
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   # TO DO - error check... themove
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   #------------------------ END ---------------------#
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   # TO DO - default to random play
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theboard = [ theE ] * 64
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theboard[27] = theX
theboard[36] = theX
theboard[28] = theO
theboard[35] = theO
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# TODO - display the board
# TODO - play the entire game
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thepiece = theX # first move
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tic = time()
num = getMove( fname , theboard , thepiece )
toc = time()
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print( num )
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