Very basic code to calculate the results of an AV vote.

Input

Please supply a csv file that looks like

VoteChoice	PersonA	PersonB	PersonC
DonaldTrump	2	3
Obama	1		1
GeorgeBush	3	2
DavidCameron	4		2
TonyBlair	5	1

At the moment you need to save this somewhere and then change the hardcoded file path on line 4 the python code.

Usage

Run the python code. Output is written to the console.

Output

============================================================================================
Before round 1 there are 5 candidates 
 and we have 3 goats voting
============================================================================================
============================================================================================
 ROUND 1
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The votes are 
DonaldTrump : 0
Obama : 2
GeorgeBush : 0
DavidCameron : 0
TonyBlair : 1
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Therefore there are 3 removals
DonaldTrump
GeorgeBush
DavidCameron
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The new vote list is as follows
['Obama', 1, '', '1']
['TonyBlair', '5', 1, '']
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============================================================================================
 ROUND 2
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The votes are 
Obama : 2
TonyBlair : 1
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Therefore there are 1 removals
TonyBlair
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The new vote list is as follows
['Obama', 1, '', '1']
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============================================================================================
 The winner is declared : Obama
============================================================================================

Things to note

• Voters are referred to as goats
• Losing choice ties are all removed simultaneously
• Dead heats are possible