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        # if check_if_top10 returns true
        def replace_top10(self): # either replace a slower time (either the player's own time or someone else's) or append the time
                for i in range(len(self.top10_list)): # loop through list
                        if self.name == self.top10_list[i][0]: # if player's own name is found in the top_10 list
                                bot.sendArenaMessage("PLAYER IS ALREADY IN TOP10_LIST") # spam
                                if self.race_time < self.top10_list[i][1]: # update if new time is faster than old time
                                        bot.sendArenaMessage("NEW TIME IS FASTER!") # spam
                                        self.top10_list[i][1] = self.race_time # update time
                                        self.top10_list[i][2] = self.date # update date
                                else: # if new time is slower than old time, then print how far away the player is from beating his/her own record
                                        bot.sendArenaMessage("NEWB! NEW TIME IS SLOWER") # spam
                                        bot.sendArenaMessage( "Almost! You are %.3f sec away from your previous record (%.3f sec)!" % ( (self.race_time - self.top10_list[i][1]) , self.top10_list[i][1]) )
                        return

                bot.sendArenaMessage("PLAYER IS NOT IN TOP10_LIST") # spam
                if range(len(self.top10_list)) == 3: # if there are 10 players in top 10_list, change the 10th player to the new player
                        self.top10_list[9][0] = self.name
                        self.top10_list[9][1] = self.race_time
                        self.top10_list[9][2] = self.date
                else: # if < 10 players, then simply append the player to top10_list
                        bot.sendArenaMessage("APPENDING TIME") # spam
                        self.top10_list.append([ self.name, self.race_time , self.date ]) # append time