done for now

teachingpython/tic-tac-toe/game.py

@@ -1,38 +1,47 @@
-class tictactoe():
+class tictactoe:
     def __init__(self):
         self.MAXPLAYERS = 2
         self.board = {1: ['*', '*', '*'],
                       2: ['*', '*', '*'],
                       3: ['*', '*', '*']}
-        self.placement = (0,0)
+        self.placement = (1,0)#top right most entry key or row 1, array item 0
         self.players = []
         self.is_playable = self.num_empty_squares()
 
-
     def get_players(self):
        for i in range(0, self.MAXPLAYERS):
           question = 'Please enter in your name player ' + str(i+1) + ': '
           self.players.append(input(question).strip())
 
+    def placements(self,row,col): #make a __function
+        self.placement = (row,col)
+
+
+
     def get_inputs(self):
+           '''
            row = input("Enter in a row (1 - 3): ").strip()
            col = input("Enter in a column (1-3): ").strip()
+           '''
+
            try:
+              '''
               row = int(row)
               col = int(col)
+              '''
+              row,col = self.placement
               if row > 0 and row <=3 and col > 0 and col <= 3:
                   self.placement = (row,col)
-              else:
-                  self.get_inputs()
+              #else:
+              #    self.get_inputs()
            except ValueError:
                print("Please enter in an integer for row and column, like 1 instead of 1.0 "
                      "\n and not A or a or any other letter(s)")
-               self.get_inputs()
+               #self.get_inputs()
 
     def place(self, token):
         self.get_inputs()
         row, col = self.placement
-        col -= 1 #hack to deal with the indexes start at 0
         if self.board[row][col] == '*':
            self.board[row][col] = token
         else:
@@ -58,13 +67,17 @@ def num_empty_squares(self):
                   num_empty += 1
         return num_empty
 
-    #make this part of it's own object?
+
 
 #rudimentary tests
 def main():
     game = tictactoe()
-    game.place('x')
-    game.show_board()
+    for i in range(1,4):
+        for j in range(0,3):
+            game.placements(i,j)
+            game.place('x')
+            game.show_board()
+
 
 main()