Poker hand string display

Question

I\'m brand new to programming and Python and I\'m trying my hardest to understand and learn it. I\'m not asking for answers but explanations in plain non-computer terms so that

Answer 1

>>> def poker_card(c):
...     card, suit = c
...     short_cards = ['A', 'K', 'Q', 'J', 'T', '9', '8', '7', '6', '5', '4', '3', '2']
...     short_suits = ['c', 'd', 'h', 's']
...     long_cards = ['ace', 'king', 'queen', 'jack', 'ten', 'nine', 'eight', 'seven', 'six',      'five', 'four', 'three', 'deuce']
...     long_suits = ['clubs', 'diamonds', 'hearts', 'spades']
...     return "%s of %s" % (long_cards[short_cards.index(card)], long_suits[short_suits.index(suit)])
... 
>>> def poker_hand(hand):
...     return [poker_card(c) for c in hand]
... 
>>> def main():
...     print poker_hand(["Kh", "As", "5d", "2c"])
... 
>>> main()
['king of hearts', 'ace of spades', 'five of diamonds', 'deuce of clubs']