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Counter game

  • CYS1B_1720109
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    Python 3 Solution:

    #!/bin/python3

import math
import os
import random
import re
import sys

#
# Complete the 'counterGame' function below.
#
# The function is expected to return a STRING.
# The function accepts LONG_INTEGER n as parameter.
#

def counterGame(n):
    # Write your code here
    turns = 0
    while n > 1:
        power = 1 << (n.bit_length() - 1) 
        if n == power:
            n >>=1 
        else: 
            n -= power
        turns += 1
           
    return "Louise" if turns %2 != 0 else "Richard"

if __name__ == '__main__':
    fptr = open(os.environ['OUTPUT_PATH'], 'w')

    t = int(input().strip())

    for t_itr in range(t):
        n = int(input().strip())

        result = counterGame(n)

        fptr.write(result + '\n')

    fptr.close()