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Title: Make Your First Python Game: Rock, Paper, Scissors! – Real Python

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Description: In this tutorial, you'll learn to program rock paper scissors in Python from scratch. You'll learn how to take in user input, make the computer choose a random action, determine a winner, and split your code into functions.

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