Ported to Python

38 Fur Trader/python/README.md

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 Original source downloaded [from Vintage Basic](http://www.vintage-basic.net/games.html)
 
 Conversion to [Python](https://www.python.org/about/)
+
+##### Translator Notes:
+I tried to preserve as much of the original layout and flow of the code
+as possible.  However I did use quasi enumerated types for the Fort numbers
+and Fur types.  I think this was certinaly a change for the better, and 
+makes the code much easier to read.
+
+I program in many different languages on a daily basis.  Most languages
+require brackets around expressions, so I just cannot bring myself to 
+write an expression without brackets.  IMHO it makes the code easier to study, 
+but it does contravene the Python PEP-8 Style guide.
+
+Interestingly the code seems to have a bug around the prices of Fox Furs.
+The commodity-rate for these is stored in the variable `D1`, however some
+paths through the code do not set this price.  So there was a chance of 
+using this uninitialised, or whatever the previous loop set.  I don't 
+think this was the original authors intent.  So I preserved the original flow
+of the code (using the previous `D1` value), but also catching the 
+uninitialised path, and assigning a "best guess" value.
+
+krt@krt.com.au 2020-10-10
+