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repeating a user_input
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Anyone can get it right if you use endless looping!

That must be curtailed!

def myApp():
    import random

    rNum = random.randint(1, 20)
    #rNum = 5
    hint = len(str(rNum))
    
    def tooBig(num):
        print('Number is too big!')
        anum = input('Guess again Dummkopf ... ')
        return int(anum)

    def tooSmall(num):
        print('Number is too small!')
        anum = input('Guess again Dummkopf ... ')
        return int(anum)

    print('Guess the random number!')
    print('The random number is', len(str(rNum)), 'long.')
    print('The number is', hint, 'digit(s) long.')

    # first guess
    anum = int(input('Guess what the random number is! Enter your guess here ... '))
    count = 1
    # could give them more guesses or better hints for longer numbers
    for i in range(5, 0, -1):
        print('You have', i, 'guesses left')    
        if anum == rNum:
            print(f'Well done, you got it in', count, 'guess(es)!')
            break
        if anum < rNum:
            anum = tooSmall(anum)
        elif anum > rNum:
            anum = tooBig(anum)
        count +=1

    # if loop ended unsuccessfully
    if anum != rNum:
        print('Loser!')  
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Messages In This Thread
repeating a user_input - by astral_travel - Oct-25-2022, 03:49 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by rob101 - Oct-25-2022, 03:55 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by astral_travel - Oct-25-2022, 04:25 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by deanhystad - Oct-25-2022, 04:25 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by astral_travel - Oct-25-2022, 05:23 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by astral_travel - Oct-25-2022, 04:30 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by rob101 - Oct-25-2022, 04:40 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by astral_travel - Oct-25-2022, 04:41 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by rob101 - Oct-25-2022, 04:54 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by astral_travel - Oct-25-2022, 05:05 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by rob101 - Oct-25-2022, 05:10 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by deanhystad - Oct-25-2022, 05:11 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by rob101 - Oct-25-2022, 05:17 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by deanhystad - Oct-25-2022, 09:25 PM
RE: repeating a user_input - by rob101 - Oct-26-2022, 07:55 AM
RE: repeating a user_input - by perfringo - Oct-26-2022, 08:41 AM
RE: repeating a user_input - by Pedroski55 - Oct-26-2022, 09:17 AM
RE: repeating a user_input - by astral_travel - Oct-26-2022, 04:15 PM

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