python - How to Determine Winner in Connect Four Game

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Answer 1

Your winner function has a hard time finding a winner because it just looks at the top left 4 by 4 square. You need to find a way to look at the whole rows and columns for 4 equal in a row.

This code part could check the rows.

for row in range(7):
    i = 0
    last = ''
    for col in range(7):
        this = board[row][col]
        if this == " ":
            i = 0
            continue
        if this == last:
            i+= 1
        else:
            i = 1
        if i >= 4:
            return this
        last = this

You could gain performance by only checking the column and row of the latest inserted brick.