Yatzy Scoring Calculator | Dataford Interview Questions

Design and implement a scoring calculator for a game of Yatzy, ensuring all edge cases and scoring categories are handled.

Implement score_yatzy(dice, category), where dice contains exactly five integers from 1 through 6 and category is one of ones through sixes, one_pair, two_pairs, three_kind, four_kind, small_straight, large_straight, full_house, chance, or yatzy. Return the integer score for that category. Upper-section categories sum only matching dice; a full house requires exactly one pair and one three-of-a-kind. Invalid inputs do not need to be handled.

Constraints

dice contains exactly 5 integers.
Every die value is an integer from 1 through 6.
category is one of the 13 specified category names.
A category score is calculated independently from the other categories.

Function Signature

def score_yatzy(dice, category):

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Problem

Design and implement a scoring calculator for a game of Yatzy, ensuring all edge cases and scoring categories are handled.

Constraints

dice contains exactly 5 integers.
Every die value is an integer from 1 through 6.
category is one of the 13 specified category names.
A category score is calculated independently from the other categories.

Function Signature

def score_yatzy(dice, category):

Your question is Yatzy Scoring Calculator. Start with the requirements in the Question tab.

Run and submit as often as you like. When you're ready, talk me through your approach or go straight to the code.