Mastering Object-oriented Python

Complexities and the callable API

Let's see how well this API holds up as our processing becomes more complex. The following is the double-up on each loss strategy (also known as the Martingale betting system):

class BettingMartingale( BettingStrategy ):
    def __init__( self ):
        self._win= 0
        self._loss= 0
        self.stage= 1
    @property
    def win(self): return self._win
    @win.setter
    def win(self, value):
        self._win = value
        self.stage= 1
    @property
    def loss(self): return self._loss
    @loss.setter
    def loss(self, value):
        self._loss = value
        self.stage *= 2
    def __call__( self ):
       return self.stage

Each loss doubles the betting by multiplying the stage by two. This goes on until we win and recoup our losses, reach the table limit, or go broke and can no longer place any ...