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Create a mentoring.md file for the python practice exercise: "Poker"
This pull request includes the creation of/ a comprehensive update to the
tracks/python/exercises/poker/poker/mentoring.md
file. The changes focus on explaining the key components of the poker hand evaluation code, detailing the logic and efficiency improvements, and providing a summary of the overall approach.Key components and improvements explained:
CARD_VALUES
to map card ranks to numerical values for easier comparisons.parse_hand
function to process a poker hand, extracting sorted values and checking for a flush.is_straight
function to check if card values form a consecutive sequence.rank
function, which assigns a rank and relevant details to a hand using amatch-case
statement for different hand combinations.best_poker_hands
function to identify the highest-ranking hand(s) among a list of hands.Efficiency and optimization improvements:
parse_hand
to improve efficiency.