gistfile1.py

def process_placement(self, player):
    for current_ship in player.ships:
        player.current_ship_name = current_ship[0]
        player.current_ship_length = current_ship[1]
        player.current_ship = current_ship
        while True:
            # Placement_point is the input from the player (a2, d3, etc)
            placement_point = self.ask_for_placement(
                player.name,
                player.current_ship_name,
                player.current_ship_length
            )
            player.current_placement_point = placement_point
            # Check to see if the input from the player is in the right format
            if self.validate_placement(player.current_placement_point):
                # Convert player input into a format that can be used
                cordinate = self.convert_ship_spot(player.current_placement_point)
                player.current_cordinate = cordinate
                # Ask player whether ship is vertical dor horizontal
                orientation = self.ask_for_orientation(current_ship[0])
                player.current_orientation = orientation
                # if correctly placed, then break
                if player.board.check_board_range(current_ship[1], placement_point, cordinate, orientation):
                    generated_occupied_spots = player.board.generate_occupied_spots(
                        player,
                        current_ship,
                        cordinate,
                        orientation)
                    # The prints here is just for me to keep track of what's going on
                    print(generated_occupied_spots)
                    for occupied_spot in generated_occupied_spots:
                        # The prints here is just for me to keep track of what's going on
                        print(occupied_spot)
                        print(player.occupied_spots)
                        if not occupied_spot in player.occupied_spots:
                            player.board.update_occupied_spots(player, occupied_spot)
                            break
                        else:
                            print("\n***Sorry! {} overlaps with another ship at {}***"
                                  .format(current_ship[0], placement_point))
                            continue
                else:
                    print("\n***Sorry! {} cannot fit on the board at {}***"
                          .format(current_ship[0], placement_point))
                    continue
            else:
                print(self.error_input.format(placement_point))
                continue