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+#function with appropriate format for printing the board 
+def printCanvas(canvas):
+    print(canvas[1]+" | "+canvas[2]+" | "+canvas[3]+"        "+"1"+" | "+"2"+" | "+"3")
+    print(canvas[4]+" | "+canvas[5]+" | "+canvas[6]+"  <==>  "+"4"+" | "+"5"+" | "+"6")
+    print(canvas[7]+" | "+canvas[8]+" | "+canvas[9]+"        "+"7"+" | "+"8"+" | "+"9")
+    print("\n")
+
+   
+
+#function to check if position on canvas is empty
+def emptyPos(pos):
+    if (canvas[pos]=='*'):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+#function to insert letter at entered position. It also calls winCheck() and drawCheck() to see if there is a win or draw
+def letterPos(l,pos):
+    if emptyPos(pos):
+        canvas[pos]=l
+        printCanvas(canvas)
+        if winCheck():
+            if l=='X':
+                print("X wins!")
+                exit()
+            else:
+                print("O wins!")
+                exit() 
+        if(drawCheck()):
+           print("It's a draw!")
+           exit() 
+        return
+    else:
+        print("Position is already full!")
+        pos= int(input("Enter a different position: "))
+        letterPos(l,pos)
+        return    
+#fucntion to check all possibilities of winning the game
+def winCheck():
+    #horizontally
+    if   (canvas[1] == canvas[2] and canvas[1] == canvas[3] and canvas[1] != '*'):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[4] == canvas[5] and canvas[4] == canvas[6] and canvas[4] != '*'):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[7] == canvas[8] and canvas[7] == canvas[9] and canvas[7] != '*'):
+        return True
+    #vertically    
+    elif (canvas[1] == canvas[4] and canvas[1] == canvas[7] and canvas[1] != '*'):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[2] == canvas[5] and canvas[2] == canvas[8] and canvas[2] != '*'):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[3] == canvas[6] and canvas[3] == canvas[9] and canvas[3] != '*'):
+        return True
+    #diagonally    
+    elif (canvas[1] == canvas[5] and canvas[1] == canvas[9] and canvas[1] != '*'):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[7] == canvas[5] and canvas[7] == canvas[3] and canvas[7] != '*'):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False 
+#function with letter argument which checks win , necessary for engine
+def letterwinCheck(let):
+    if   (canvas[1] == canvas[2] and canvas[1] == canvas[3] and canvas[1] == let):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[4] == canvas[5] and canvas[4] == canvas[6] and canvas[4] == let):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[7] == canvas[8] and canvas[7] == canvas[9] and canvas[7] == let):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[1] == canvas[4] and canvas[1] == canvas[7] and canvas[1] == let):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[2] == canvas[5] and canvas[2] == canvas[8] and canvas[2] == let):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[3] == canvas[6] and canvas[3] == canvas[9] and canvas[3] == let):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[1] == canvas[5] and canvas[1] == canvas[9] and canvas[1] == let):
+        return True
+    elif (canvas[7] == canvas[5] and canvas[7] == canvas[3] and canvas[7] == let):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False 
+#function which checks draw condition
+def drawCheck():
+    for y in range(1,10):
+        if canvas[y]=='*':
+          return False  
+    return True
+
+
+#function to input user move
+def userMove():
+    pos=int(input("Enter the position for {} : ".format(user)))
+    letterPos(user,pos)
+    return
+#function to enter engine move
+def engineMove():
+    topScore= -500
+    bestPos= 0
+    
+    for y in range(1,10):
+       if (canvas[y]=='*'):
+           canvas[y]= engine  ##check
+           score= minimaxAlgo(canvas,False)
+           canvas[y] = '*'
+           if (score > topScore):
+              topScore = score
+              bestPos = y 
+    letterPos(engine,bestPos)
+    return   
+#minimax algorithm to calculate high score engine move
+def minimaxAlgo(canvas,maximizer):
+
+    if (letterwinCheck(engine)):#checks win for engine
+       return 1
+    elif (letterwinCheck(user)):#checks win for user
+       return -1
+    elif (drawCheck()):#checks draw
+       return 0
+    #maximizing engine move
+    if (maximizer):
+        topScore= -500 #assigning any value as base topscore
+    
+    
+        for y in range(1,10): #traversing the canvas
+            if (canvas[y]=='*'):
+                canvas[y]= engine #placing engine move at the checked empty position
+                score= minimaxAlgo(canvas,False)
+                canvas[y] = '*' #undoing the move so board does not get filled and all conditions are checked
+                if (score>topScore): #if score is more than topscore we get a new topscore to compare with
+                    topScore=score
+        return topScore             
+    #minimizing user move
+    else:
+        topScore=500
+
+        for y in range(1,10): 
+            if (canvas[y]=='*'):
+                canvas[y]= user #placing user move at the checked empty position
+                score= minimaxAlgo(canvas,True)
+                canvas[y] = '*'
+                if (score<topScore):
+                    topScore=score
+        return topScore  
+canvas = ['*' for _ in range(10)]
+
+printCanvas(canvas) #prints canvas once so user can understand
+
+user='O' 
+engine='X' 
+
+print("Computer plays first!")
+print("Enter your letter: ",end=" ")
+user=input() #lets user select the letter he wants to play with
+if user=='X'or user=='x':
+    engine='O'
+    user='X'
+elif user=='O' or user=='o':
+    engine='X'
+    user='O'
+else:
+    print("Wrong letter selected! Please choose between 'X' & 'O'! Please run the program again.")
+    exit()   #exits if the letter selected is not X or O
+
+
+
+while not winCheck(): #main game loop 
+    engineMove()
+    userMove()
+