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 # Dora Jambor, [email protected]
 # January, 2016
 # Implementation of the game fifteen in Python
 
-import time, pdb
+#import time, pdb
 from Tkinter import *
 
 # ---------- parameters ----------
 
 # Dimensions
 min_dim = 3
 max_dim = 9
 
 # Board elements
 d = 0
 board = []
 counter = 0
 
 # Location of blank space
 blankx = 0
 blanky = 0
 
 # ---------- functions ----------
 
 def greet():
     print 'This is the Game of Fifteen!'
-    global min_dim, max_dim, d
+
-    d = int(raw_input('Insert the dimension of the board: '))
+
     # global d # if you use "return" you don't need access to global variable.
-        if d >=min_dim and d <= max_dim:
+               # you can even use different name - for example `result`.
 
-        d = int(raw_input('Try again: '))
+    result = int(raw_input('Insert the dimension of the board: '))
-    return d
+
     while True:
-# Initialize the board
+        if result >=min_dim and result <= max_dim:
             break
-This fills up the two-dimensional board[][] list with numbers ascending
+        result = int(raw_input('Try again: '))
 
     return result
 
-    numbers = d * d - 1
+# Initialize the board
-    global board, blankx, blanky, game_running
+
 This fills up the two-dimensional board[][] list with numbers ascending
 from the inputted dimension to 1
-    board = []
+
 def setup():
-    # Fill board with stringvars
+
-    var_text = StringVar()
+
-    for i in range(d):
+    # set or reset all data and variables
-        row = []
+    # without creating board and buttons
-        for j in range(d):
+
-            row.append(var_text.get())
+    # label is now invisible
-            var_text.set(numbers)
+    label.lower()
 
     # set blank
-                var_text.set(' ')
+
-        board.append(row)
+
 
-    for j, row in enumerate(board):
+    # fill board with numbers - it changes buttons too
-        buttons_row = []
+    # StringVar requires the use of get() and set()
-        for i, string_var in enumerate(row):
+
-            b = tk.Label(root, textvariable=string_var)
+    numbers = d * d
-            b.grid(row=j, column=i)
+
-            buttons_row.append(b)
+    for row in board:
-        buttons.append(buttons_row)
+        for string_var in row:
 
             numbers -= 1
 
             if numbers == 0:
-A function called by Tkinter that allows the user to interact with the game board
+                string_var.set(' ')
             else:
-'''
+                string_var.set(str(numbers))
-def play(i,j):
+
     # set other variables
     game_running = True
 
-            board[blanky][blankx] = board[j][i]
+
-            board[j][i] = ' '
+
-            buttons[blanky][blankx]['text'] = buttons[j][i]['text']
+
-            buttons[j][i]['text'] = '   '
+A function called by Tkinter that allows the user to interact with the game board
 and play the game by moving the tiles.
 '''
 def play(i, j):
     global blankx, blanky, game_running
 
     #print 'play i,j:', i, j
     #print 'blankx, blanky:', blankx, blanky
-    else:
+
-        setup()
+
-        game_running = True
+
-        # label is now invisible
+
-        label.lower()
+
-
+            # StringVar requires the use of get() and set()
             #board[blanky][blankx] = board[j][i]
             #board[j][i] = ' '
             board[blanky][blankx].set( board[j][i].get() )
-    for j, row in enumerate(board):
+            board[j][i].set(' ')
-        for i, char in enumerate(row,1):
+
             # you don't need it - StringVar do it for you
-            if number == d * d and char == ' ':
+            #buttons[blanky][blankx]['text'] = buttons[j][i]['text']
             #buttons[j][i]['text'] = '   '
-            elif str(char) != str(number):
+
             blanky = j
             blankx = i
 
             if won():
                 # lable is now visible
                 label.lift()
                 game_running = False
 
     # probably you don't need it - `label for winning` will call `setup`
-# Frame for the board game
+    #else:
         # reset board (without creating new board) and restart game
     #    setup()
-frame.grid(row=0, column=0)
+
 
-# label for winning
+
 
     # StringVar ('char') requires the use of get() and set()
 
     number = 0
 
     for row in board:
         for string_var in row:
-init()
+
-buttons = []
+
 
             if number == d * d and string_var.get() == ' ':
-    buttons_row = []
+
-    for i, char in enumerate(row):
+            elif string_var.get() != str(number):
-        v = StringVar()
+
-        v = board[j][i]
+
-        b = Label(frame, textvariable=v, bg='pink', font=("Helvetica", 30))
+
-        if board[j][i]== d * d:
+
-            b = Label(frame, textvariable = '   ', bg='pink',font=("Helvetica", 30))
+
-        b.grid(row=j, column=i,sticky="nsew", padx=4, pady=4)
+
 
-        buttons_row.append(b)
+# - befor tkinter window -
-    buttons.append(buttons_row)
+
 greet()
 d = dim()
-game_running = True
+
 # - create window -
 
 root = Tk()
 root.config(bg = 'black', borderwidth=4)
 root.wm_title("Game of Fifteen")
 
 # - label for winning -
 
 label = Button(root, text="You won!", fg="pink",font=("Helvetica",15), comman=setup)
 label.config(bg='black')
 label.grid(row=0, column=0, ipadx=5, ipady=5)
 
 # - frame for the board game -
 
 frame = Frame(root)
 frame.config(bg='black')
 frame.grid(row=0, column=0) # added to grid after label will hide label
 
 # - creat board - only once - without numbers
 
 # fill board with StringVars
 
 for _ in range(d): # if you don't need `j` then you can use `_`
     row = []
     for _ in range(d): # if you don't need `i` then you can use `_`
         # new StringVar for every tile
         string_var = StringVar()
 
         # append StringVar object, not text from StringVar - get()
         row.append(string_var) # without .get()
 
     board.append(row)
 
 # - create buttons - only once - without numbers
 
 # if you use StringVar you don't need direct access to buttons
 #buttons = []
 
 for j, row in enumerate(board):
     #buttons_row = []
     for i, string_var in enumerate(row):
         # v = StringVar() # don't need it
 
         b = Label(frame, textvariable=string_var, bg='pink', font=("Helvetica", 30))
 
         # you can't assign normal text to textvariable
         # and you don't have to - put empty text into StringVar in board
         #if board[j][i]== d * d:
         #   b = Label(frame, textvariable = '   ', bg='pink',font=("Helvetica", 30))
 
         b.grid(row=j, column=i, sticky="nsew", ipadx=8, padx=4, pady=4)
         # ipadx to make 3x3-board bigger and hide `label for winning`
 
         # if you want to click widget then maybe you should use Button()
         # and command= to assing function
 
         b.bind('<Button-1>',lambda e, i=i,j=j:play(i,j))
 
         #buttons_row.append(b)
     #buttons.append(buttons_row)
 
 # - fill board with numbers and start game -
 setup()    # start over
 
 root.mainloop()    # start engine