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## Usage
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### Top Level
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```bash
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usage: main.py [-h] {update,record-count,generate-ticket,predict} ...
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### Update
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Scrape the game data from the source site and insert records into the database that are not present. A specific year can be selected as the starting year.
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Scrape the game data from the source site and insert records into the database that are not present. A specific year can
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be selected as the starting year.
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```bash
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usage: main.py update [-h] [-y YEAR] [-d]
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options:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--game {MegaMillions,Powerball}
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The game to predict the next result for
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The game to generate a random ticket for
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```
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### Predict
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Due to the lottery drawings being as randomized as possible, generating an accurate prediction is not possible. Many window sizes have been tried during testing
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and none of them have yielded any hopeful results. The same numbers will most likely be generated with the same window size until the sample changes enough to
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cause changes in the selections. A different random seed number is chosen for each run to attempt to combat this behavior.
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cause changes in the selections. A different random seed number is chosen for each run to attempt to combat this behavior.
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Due to the lottery drawings being as randomized as possible, generating an accurate prediction is not possible. Many
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window sizes have been tried during testing and none of them have yielded any hopeful results. The same numbers will
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most likely be generated with the same window size until the sample changes enough to cause changes in the
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selections. A different random seed number is chosen for each run to attempt to combat this behavior.
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```bash
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usage: main.py predict [-h] --game {MegaMillions,Powerball} [--window-size WINDOW_SIZE] [--test]
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if there is the potential for new drawings to collect and save. Powerball can have up to 156/157 drawings
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and Mega Millions can have up to 104/105 drawings per year, depending on how draw dates fall.
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## Storage
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The data will eventually be stored in database tables for faster execution. This will also allow for dynamic
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# For pytest clean output
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PYTHONWARNINGS=ignore
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```
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## TO-DOs
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1. ~~Review standard tests for sqlalchemy objects~~
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