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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import random
switch_wins = 0
switch_losses = 0
no_switch_wins = 0
no_switch_losses = 0
for case in range(999999):
print(f'Test case {case}')
doors = random.choice([(1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1)])
my_choice = random.randint(0, 2)
montys_choice = random.randint(0, 2)
while montys_choice == my_choice or doors[montys_choice]:
montys_choice = random.randint(0, 2)
remaining_door = [0, 1, 2]
remaining_door.remove(my_choice)
remaining_door.remove(montys_choice)
remaining_door = remaining_door[0]
no_switch_wins += doors[my_choice]
no_switch_losses += 1 - doors[my_choice]
switch_wins += doors[remaining_door]
switch_losses += 1 - doors[remaining_door]
print(f'------\n{switch_wins} wins from switching\n{switch_losses} losses from switching\n{no_switch_wins} wins from not switching\n{no_switch_losses} losses from not switching')
# ...
# Test case 999995
# Test case 999996
# Test case 999997
# Test case 999998
# ------
# 666776 wins from switching
# 333223 losses from switching
# 333223 wins from not switching
# 666776 losses from not switching
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