Simulating Dice Throws with the dice-sim Library

Simulating Dice Throws with the dice-sim Library

If you’ve ever wondered what the most probable outcome of rolling multiple dice is or wanted to analyze the distribution of dice throw results, the dice-sim library is here to help. With dice-sim, you can simulate various dice throw situations, including scenarios where you get multiple rerolls and can decide which dice to keep or reroll.

The library provides a command-line interface (CLI) that allows you to specify the number of dice, the number of sides on each die, the number of rerolls, and the keeping strategy. You can also choose different reduction functions to analyze the dice throw results.

To get started, install the dice-sim library using pip:

shell
sudo pip install dice-sim

Once installed, you can use the dice command in your terminal to start simulating dice throws. Here are a few examples to help you understand how to use the library:

• Simulating a single dice throw:

shell
dice
[6]

• Simulating a dice throw with two dice:

shell
dice -n 2
[6, 5]

• Simulating a dice throw with two dice and calculating the total sum of the dice values:

shell
dice -n 2 --stats sum
Total sum of dice values in a throw:
2: 2.50 %
3: 4.50 %
4: 7.70 %
5: 11.20 %
6: 14.70 %
7: 19.20 %
8: 13.40 %
9: 9.80 %
10: 8.40 %
11: 5.60 %
12: 3.00 %

• Simulating a dice throw with six dice and three rerolls, keeping only the dice with the value 3:

shell
dice -n 6 -r 3 --keep value 3
[6, 5, 3, 2, 4, 3]
[3, 3, 5, 2, 3, 4]
[3, 3, 3, 6, 4, 2]

• Simulating a dice throw with six dice and three rerolls, keeping only the dice with the value 3 and calculating the number of dice with the value 3 in each throw:

shell
dice -n 6 -r 3 --keep value 3 --stats count 3
Number of dice with the value [3]:
0: 4.50 %
1: 16.30 %
2: 26.70 %
3: 31.20 %
4: 15.70 %
5: 5.10 %
6: 0.50 %

The dice-sim library offers a flexible and intuitive way to simulate dice throws and gather statistical data. Whether you’re designing board games, analyzing probabilities, or building simulations, dice-sim can help you gain valuable insights into the outcomes of dice throws.

So why wait? Install the dice-sim library and start simulating dice throws today!

References:
– dice-sim on PyPI
– dice-sim Repository

License:
– dice-sim is released under the MIT License. (See the repository for more information)