print("Guess a number between 1 and 10:")
number = int(input())
if number == 7:
    print("You got it!")
elif number < 7:
    print("Higher")
else:
    print("Lower")

from random import randint


def random_number():
    return randint(1, 10)

number = random_number()
while True:
    print('Guess a number between 1 and 10')
    try:
        question = int(input('>> '))
    except ValueError:
        print('Please enter whole numbers only.')

    if question > number:
        print(f'{question} is too high.')
    elif question < number:
        print(f'{question} is too low.')
    else:
        print(f'Congradulations! You guessed {number}.')
        print('Would you like to play again? y/n')
        question = input('>> ').lower()
        if question == 'n':
            print('Goodbye!')
            break
        else:
            number = random_number()

while True:
    print("Guess a number between 1 and 10:")
    number = int(input())
    if number == 7:
        print("You got it!")
        break
    elif number < 7:
        print("Higher")
    else:
        print("Lower")

my_range = range(1, 21, 2)
my_range.start # returns 1
my_range.stop # returns 21
my_range.step # returns 2
my_range.index(17) # returns 8
my_range.index(18) # produces an error because 18 is not in my_range
"""
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ValueError: 18 is not in range """

for i in myrange:
    print(i)

for i in range(1, 21, 2):
              print(i)

Output:
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19

from random import randint

# function to play the game
def gnum(num):
    print('The number to guess is somewhere in the range 1 to 10, inclusive.')
    print('You have 4 guesses. If you do not guess the number, you will receive an electric shock!')
    print('Resistance is useless, as is insulation!')
    print('Let the challenge begin ... ')
    for i in range(0,4):
        print(f'This is guess number {i+1} from a total of 4 guesses ... ')
        #print(f'num = {num}.')
        # the problem here is, when the input is not an integer, you will get an error
        # think of a way to check that!
        guess = int(input('Enter a number from 1 to 10. '))
        if guess == num:
            print('You guessed right！ No electric shock for you!')
            return
        elif guess < num:
            print(f'Your guess {guess} is too low.')
        elif guess > num:
            print(f'Your guess {guess} is too high.')
    print('O-oh! Get ready for 40 000 volts of taser!')

answer = 'x'
# keep playing the game until q is entered
while not answer == 'q':
    answer = input('Enter anything, except q, to play. Enter q to quit. ')
    if answer == 'q':
        break
    else:
        num = randint(1, 10)
        # if you want to see the number to be guessed
        #print(f'num = {num}.')
        gnum(num)

(Mar-08-2025, 07:57 AM)Pedroski55 Wrote: If you use a while loop, the player will have unlimited guesses, unless you put some kind of counter in there

import random

print("Guess a number between 1 and 100:")
secret_number = random.randint(1, 100)
while True:
    number = int(input())
    if number == secret_number:
        print("You got it!")
        break
    elif number < secret_number:
        print("Higher")
    else:
        print("Lower")

Output:
Guess a number between 1 and 100:
50
Lower
25
Higher
37
Lower
31
Higher
35
Lower
34
Lower
33
You got it!

Output:
Guess a number between 1 and 100:
50
Lower
25
Lower
13
Lower
6
Higher
9
You got it!

import random
 
print("Guess a number between 1 and 1000:")
secret_number = random.randint(1, 1000)
while True:
    number = int(input("输入个数字 "))
    if number == secret_number:
        print("You got it!")
        break
    elif number < secret_number:
        print("Higher")
    else:
        print("Lower")

Output:
输入个数字 500
Lower
输入个数字 250
Higher
输入个数字 375
Higher
输入个数字 435
Lower
输入个数字 400
You got it!

(Mar-09-2025, 07:51 AM)Pedroski55 Wrote: Not sure how that changes as the maximum number gets bigger

import random

def guess_number_game(max_numb, max_tries):
    print(f"Guessing the number between 1 and {max_numb}.")
    secret_number = random.randint(1, max_numb)
    guess, tries = 0, 0
    while guess != secret_number:
        guess = int(input("Take a guess: "))
        tries += 1
        if tries > max_tries:
            print(f"Used {tries} tries,max allowed for {max_numb} is {max_tries}. Game over!")
            print('Hint use a binary search strategy')
            print(f"The number was {secret_number}.")
            return
        if guess > secret_number:
            print("Lower")
        elif guess < secret_number:
            print("Higher")
    print(f'You guessed it! The number was {guess} in {tries} tries')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    max_numb = 5000
    max_tries = 13
    guess_number_game(max_numb, max_tries)

Output:
Guessing the number between 1 and 5000.
Take a guess: 2500
Higher
Take a guess: 3750
Higher
Take a guess: 4200
Higher
Take a guess: 4500
Lower
Take a guess: 4300
Higher
Take a guess: 4400
Lower
Take a guess: 4350
You guessed it! The number was 4350 in 7 tries