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Guess a number - Ameen - Apr-02-2018
Hello I a beginner trying to practice after completing the codeacademy course. Right now im trying to do a guess a number game.
This is the instructions
The Goal: Similar to the first project, this project also uses the random module in Python. The program will first randomly generate a number unknown to the user. The user needs to guess what that number is. (In other words, the user needs to be able to input information.) If the user’s guess is wrong, the program should return some sort of indication as to how wrong (e.g. The number is too high or too low). If the user guesses correctly, a positive indication should appear. You’ll need functions to check if the user input is an actual number, to see the difference between the inputted number and the randomly generated numbers, and to then compare the numbers.
This is my code
from random import randint
def guess(x):
it = randint(0, 101)
if x == it:
print("You got it!")
elif x > it:
print("too high")
else:
print("too low")
print guess(50)The problem with it is I only get one chance to guess. I think i need to use a while statement and some sort of +- symbol, but it kept turning out wrong.
RE: Guess a number - ljmetzger - Apr-02-2018
Welcome to the Python forum,
A small script like yours does not have to be a function.
See the following link for use of a while loop. http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/control-flow-2/python-for-and-while-loops
Seed the value outside of the loop, and then loop until an answer is obtained. Use an input() statement to get the guess from the user.
Additional items to consider after you are successful:
a. What if the user types in something other than a number?
b. What if the user wants to give up?
Please let us know if you need additional help.
Lewis
RE: Guess a number - Ares - Apr-03-2018
This is a fixed edit of your code
import random
it=random.randint(0, 101)
def main():
x=int(input('Guess a number one through one hundred'))
if x == it:
print("You got it!")
elif x > it:
print("too high")
main()
else:
print("too low")
main()
main()
RE: Guess a number - scidam - Apr-03-2018
Recursive invocation is limited by depth.
count = 0
def main():
global count
count += 1
return count
main()This code leads to Output:
File "<stdin>", line 4, in main
File "<stdin>", line 4, in main
RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded
>>> count
999Using infinite loop is more preferable in this case.
from random import randint
it = randint(0, 101)
def guess():
while True:
x = int(input('Guess a number one through one hundred: '))
if x == it:
print("You got it!")
break
elif x > it:
print("too high")
else:
print("too low")
guess()
RE: Guess a number - sylas - Apr-03-2018
here a more sophisicated one:
import random
print("gues_number.py")
print("GUESS NUMBER >1 AND <100 ")
answer = random.randint(1, 99)
print(answer)
maximum = 100
maximum2 = 100
minimum = 1
new_min = 1
new_max2 = 100
print(minimum, "<your number<", maximum)
while True:
guess = int(input())
if guess == answer:
print("bingo answer is", answer)
break
elif guess < answer:
print("wrong answer, guess larger")
new_max = guess
new_min = guess
print(guess, "<?<", new_max2)
else:
answer < guess
print("wrong answer, guess smaller")
new_max2 = guess
new_min2 = guess
print(new_min, "<?<", guess)
input("Press ENTER to continue for another guess file")
secret_number = 34
tries, guess = 0, 0
while guess != secret_number:
guess = int(input("Guess a number (<100): "))
if guess > secret_number:
print("Lower...")
elif guess < secret_number:
print("Higher...")
tries += 1
print('You guessed it! The number was {} in {} tries'.format(guess, tries))
#input("Press ENTER to continue")
RE: Guess a number - snippsat - Apr-03-2018
Hmm that's a two code put together @sylas,i do recognize a demo i did in a post before
secret_number = 34 
But the first part should not be there,it's a different code.
Here how my code should look,as you just copy my
hint in the other post.So the they point here is that there no break,code run as long as not the secret number is guessed.
import random
secret_number = random.randint(1, 100)
tries, guess = 0, 0
while guess != secret_number:
guess = int(input("Guess a number (<100): "))
if guess > secret_number:
print("Lower...")
elif guess < secret_number:
print("Higher...")
tries += 1
print('You guessed it! The number was {} in {} tries'.format(guess, tries))Output:λ python guess.py
Guess a number (<100): 50
Lower...
Guess a number (<100): 25
Higher...
Guess a number (<100): 35
Lower...
Guess a number (<100): 30
Higher...
Guess a number (<100): 32
Higher...
Guess a number (<100): 34
Lower...
Guess a number (<100): 33
You guessed it! The number was 33 in 7 tries