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+import random
+
+board = [["-"] * 6, ["-"] * 6, ["-"] * 6, ["-"] * 6, ["-"] * 6, ["-"] * 6, ["-"] * 6]
+
+
+def gamePlayTwoPlayers(p1, p2):
+    win = ""
+    while win == "":
+        column = int(input("{}'s turn. Enter which column you would like to drop your piece into: ".format(p1)))
+        connectFourBoard(column, "X")
+
+        if check_vertical_win(p1, p2, column):
+            print()
+            print(check_vertical_win(p1, p2, column))
+            break
+        if check_horizontal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_horizontal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+        if check_positive_diagonal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_positive_diagonal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+        if check_negative_diagonal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_negative_diagonal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+
+        column = int(input("{}'s turn. Enter which column you would like to drop your piece into: ".format(p2)))
+        connectFourBoard(column, "O")
+
+        if check_vertical_win(p1, p2, column):
+            print() 
+            print(check_vertical_win(p1, p2, column))
+            break
+        if check_horizontal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_horizontal_win("x", "O"))
+            break
+        if check_positive_diagonal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_positive_diagonal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+        if check_negative_diagonal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_negative_diagonal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+
+
+def gamePlayOnePlayer(p1, p2):
+    win = ""
+    while win == "":
+        column = int(input("{}'s turn. Enter which column you would like to drop your piece into: ".format(p1)))
+        connectFourBoard(column, "X")
+
+        if check_vertical_win(p1, p2, column):
+            print()
+            print(check_vertical_win(p1, p2, column))
+            break
+        if check_horizontal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_horizontal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+        if check_positive_diagonal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_positive_diagonal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+        if check_negative_diagonal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_negative_diagonal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+
+        print()
+
+        column = random.randint(1, 7)
+        connectFourBoard(column, "O")
+
+        if check_vertical_win(p1, p2, column):
+            print()
+            print(check_vertical_win(p1, p2, column))
+            break
+        if check_horizontal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_horizontal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+        if check_positive_diagonal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_positive_diagonal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+        if check_negative_diagonal_win(p1, p2):
+            print()
+            print(check_negative_diagonal_win(p1, p2))
+            break
+
+
+def connectFourBoard(col, playerIcon):
+    col -= 1
+    coordinate = []
+
+    for row in range(len(board[col])-1, -1, -1):
+        if board[col][row] == "-":
+            board[col][row] = playerIcon
+            coordinate.append([row, col])
+            break
+    for row in range(len(board)):
+        for col in range(len(board[row])):
+            print("|", board[row][col], "|", board[row+1][col], "|", board[row+2][col], "|", board[row+3][col], "|",
+                  board[row+4][col], "|", board[row+5][col], "|", board[row+6][col], "|")
+        break
+
+
+def check_vertical_win(p1, p2, col):
+    playerCount1 = 0
+    playerCount2 = 0
+    col -= 1
+
+    for row in range(len(board[col])-1, -1, -1):
+        if board[col][row] == "X":
+            playerCount1 += 1
+            playerCount2 = 0
+        elif board[col][row] == "O":
+            playerCount2 += 1
+            playerCount1 = 0
+
+        if playerCount1 == 4:
+            return "{} Wins".format(p1)
+        elif playerCount2 == 4:
+            return "{} Wins".format(p2)
+
+
+def check_horizontal_win(p1, p2):
+    for row in range(len(board[0])-1, -1, -1):
+        playerCount1 = 0
+        playerCount2 = 0
+        for col in range(len(board)):
+            if board[col][row] == "X":
+                playerCount1 += 1
+                playerCount2 = 0
+            elif board[col][row] == "O":
+                playerCount2 += 1
+                playerCount1 = 0
+            elif board[col][row] == "-":
+                playerCount1 = 0
+                playerCount2 = 0
+
+            if playerCount1 == 4:
+                return "{} Wins".format(p1)
+            elif playerCount2 == 4:
+                return "{} Wins".format(p2)
+
+
+def check_positive_diagonal_win(p1, p2):
+    playerCount1 = 0
+    playerCount2 = 0
+
+    for row in range(len(board[0])-1, -1, -1):
+        for col in range(len(board)-3):
+            if board[col][row] == "X":
+                playerCount1 += 1
+                while playerCount1 < 4:
+                    col += 1
+                    row -= 1
+                    if board[col][row] == "X":
+                        playerCount1 += 1
+                    else:
+                        playerCount1 = 0
+                        break
+            elif board[col][row] == "O":
+                playerCount1 += 1
+                while playerCount1 < 4:
+                    col += 1
+                    row -= 1
+                    if board[col][row] == "O":
+                        playerCount1 += 1
+                    else:
+                        playerCount1 = 0
+                        break
+
+            if playerCount1 == 4:
+                return "{} Wins".format(p1)
+            elif playerCount2 == 4:
+                return "{} Wins".format(p2)
+            else:
+                playerCount1 = 0
+                playerCount2 = 0
+
+
+def check_negative_diagonal_win(p1, p2):
+    playerCount1 = 0
+    playerCount2 = 0
+
+    for row in range(len(board[0])-3):
+        for col in range(len(board)-3):
+            if board[col][row] == "X":
+                playerCount1 += 1
+                while playerCount1 < 4:
+                    col += 1
+                    row -= 1
+                    if board[col][row] == "X":
+                        playerCount1 += 1
+                    else:
+                        playerCount1 = 0
+                        break
+            elif board[col][row] == "O":
+                playerCount1 += 1
+                while playerCount1 < 4:
+                    col += 1
+                    row += 1
+                    if board[col][row] == "O":
+                        playerCount1 += 1
+                    else:
+                        playerCount1 = 0
+                        break
+
+            if playerCount1 == 4:
+                return "{} Wins".format(p1)
+            elif playerCount2 == 4:
+                return "{} Wins".format(p2)
+            else:
+                playerCount1 = 0
+                playerCount2 = 0
+
+
+def main():
+    print("Welcome to Connect Four! Connect 4 of your pieces in either horizontal, vertical, or diagonal to win.")
+
+    numPlayers = int(input("Choose how many players: "))
+
+    while numPlayers not in [1,2]:
+        numPlayers = int(input("Sorry for the value you entered was invalid. Are you playing with 1 or 2 players: "))
+
+    if numPlayers == 1:
+        player1 = input("Player 1, please enter your name: ")
+        player2 = "CPU"
+        gamePlayTwoPlayers(player1, player2)
+    elif numPlayers == 2:
+        player1 = input("Player 1, please enter your name: ")
+        player2 = input("Player 2, please enter your name: ")
+        gamePlayTwoPlayers(player1, player2)
+
+
+main()
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