add powerball

pwrball.py

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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Generate one random powerball lotto number that is not an avoided number in the avoid.csv file.
+# It simply redraw a number if the previous drawn number is an avoided number.
+
+import secrets
+import logging
+import csv
+
+def meganumber(): 
+
+    picks = []
+    # the mega million valid numbers are between 1 to 69 inclusive
+    choices = list(range(1,70))
+
+    for i in range(5):
+      logging.debug("choices are: %s", choices)
+      pick = secrets.choice(choices)
+      choices.remove(pick)
+      picks.append(pick)
+
+    logging.debug("choices left: %s", choices)
+    logging.debug("first five numbers: %s", picks)
+    picks.sort()
+
+    # the mega ball number is from 1 to 26
+    pick = secrets.choice(list(range(1,27)))
+    picks.append(pick)
+
+    return picks
+
+def main():
+
+    # logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format = "[%(levelname)s] (%(threadName)-10s) %(message)s",)
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format = "[%(levelname)s] (%(threadName)-10s) %(message)s",)
+
+    avoid = []
+    with open("avoid.csv", "r") as f:
+      reader = csv.reader(f)
+      for row in reader:
+        introw = []
+        for num in row:
+          introw.append(int(num))
+        avoid.append(introw)
+
+    for item in avoid:
+      logging.debug("before: %s", item)
+      item[0:5] = sorted(item[0:5])
+      logging.debug("after: %s", item)
+
+    pickone = meganumber()
+    while pickone in avoid:
+      print("the picked number is in the avoid list: %s, regenerate", pickone)
+      pickone = meganumber()
+
+    print(pickone)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()