freecodecamp--freecodecamp/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/daily-coding-challenges-python/698a1a73ade5ac0e19180fa9.md

id, title, challengeType, dashedName

id	title	challengeType	dashedName
698a1a73ade5ac0e19180fa9	Challenge 206: Playing Card Values	29	challenge-206

--description--

Given an array of playing cards, return a new array with the numeric value of each card.

Card Values:

• An Ace ("A") has a value of 1.
• Numbered cards ("2" - "10") have their face value: 2 - 10, respectively.
• Face cards: Jack ("J"), Queen ("Q"), and King ("K") are each worth 10.

Suits:

• Each card has a suit: Spades ("S"), Clubs ("C"), Diamonds ("D"), or Hearts ("H").

Card Format:

• Each card is represented as a string: "valueSuit". For Example: "AS" is the Ace of Spades, "10H" is the Ten of Hearts, and "QC" is the Queen of Clubs.

--hints--

card_values(["3H", "4D", "5S"]) should return [3, 4, 5].

({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(card_values(["3H", "4D", "5S"]), [3, 4, 5])`)
}})

card_values(["AS", "10S", "10H", "6D", "7D"]) should return [1, 10, 10, 6, 7].

({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(card_values(["AS", "10S", "10H", "6D", "7D"]), [1, 10, 10, 6, 7])`)
}})

card_values(["8D", "QS", "2H", "JC", "9C"]) should return [8, 10, 2, 10, 9].

({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(card_values(["8D", "QS", "2H", "JC", "9C"]), [8, 10, 2, 10, 9])`)
}})

card_values(["AS", "KS"]) should return [1, 10].

({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(card_values(["AS", "KS"]), [1, 10])`)
}})

card_values(["10H", "JH", "QH", "KH", "AH"]) should return [10, 10, 10, 10, 1].

({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(card_values(["10H", "JH", "QH", "KH", "AH"]), [10, 10, 10, 10, 1])`)
}})

--seed--

--seed-contents--

def card_values(cards):

    return cards

--solutions--

def card_values(cards):
    values = []
    for card in cards:
        value_str = card[:-1]

        if value_str == "A":
            value = 1
        elif value_str in ["J", "Q", "K"]:
            value = 10
        else:
            value = int(value_str)

        values.append(value)
    return values