player.py

from board import Board
from ship import Ship
from copy import deepcopy

default = [Ship('Aircraft carrier', 5), Ship('Battleship', 4),
		   Ship('Cruiser', 2), Ship('Cruiser', 2), Ship('Cruiser', 2), Ship('Destroyer', 1)]

class Player:
	next_id = 1
	def __init__(self, name, board_size, ship_list=default):
		self.id = Player.next_id
		Player.next_id += 1

		self.name = name
		self.board = Board(board_size)
		self.guessBoard = Board(board_size)
		self.ship_list = ship_list

	def __str__(self):
		"""Returns the player's name"""
		return str(self.name)

	def left_to_set(self):
		"""Returns a sorted list of ship objects which yet need to be set."""
		dupl = [deepcopy(ship) for ship in self.ship_list if not ship.placed]
		left = []
		for ship in set(dupl):
			count = sum(1 for s in dupl if s == ship)
			if count > 1:
				ship.string = f"{count}x {ship}"
				left.append(ship)
			else:
				left.append(ship)
		return sorted(left, key=lambda s: (s.name, s.length))