pirates.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Usage: devil.devilgame(N, (F,B,T,FD,BD))
Expects 2 arguments. First is integer while second is a tuple.
"""
def devilgame(N, (F, B, T, FD, BD)):
    # initializing variables
    piratesPos = 0
    meters = 0
    returnStr = ["", ""]
    
    def check():
        # checks if piratesPos matches BD or FD returns accordingly
        if(piratesPos == BD):
            returnStr[0] = "Time Taken: ", meters*T
            returnStr[1] = "B: ", B
            return True

        if(piratesPos == FD):
            returnStr[0] = "Time Taken: ", meters*T
            returnStr[1] = "F: ", F
            return True

        return False

                
    for x in range(N-1):
        piratesPos = piratesPos - B
        meters = meters+B

        if(check()):
            break
                            
        piratesPos = piratesPos + F
        meters = meters+F

        if(check()):
            break

      
    if(returnStr[0] == ""): print "Thank God"
    else:
        print returnStr[0]
        print returnStr[1]
    
    return returnStr

if(__name__ == '__main__'):
    N = int(raw_input("N (integer only): "))
    tup = raw_input("F B T FD BD (integer only): ")
    tup = tup.split(" ")
    tupl = []
    for x in tup:
        tupl.append(int(x))
    
    tup = tuple(tupl)
    devilgame(N,tup)