If 2nd input in the game is correct, replace with 1st input and loop the game

[tylerdurdane]

Trying to write a simple game to improve my Python knowledge as a newbie.

The game starts with asking a first country name Then asking another country name starts with the end letter of first one. If correct, assign second data as first and loop the game till wrong answer or user wants to quit.

The question is: how to assign the 2nd data as the 1st data and loop the game? Below code does not run as I want. Doesnt matter if 2nd input is correct or not, it just prints 'you lost!' and exits.

first_data=input('enter a country name: ')
print(first_data)
last_letter=str(first_data[-1])
print(last_letter)
second_data=input('enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name: ')

while last_letter==second_data[0]:
    #this is where I want to add the loop. If correct, then use the second data as first one and re-run the code from beginning
    second_data=first_data
    print(first_data)

print('you lost!')

Output:
enter a country name: nigeria
nigeria
a
enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name: albania
nigeria
you lost!

Process finished with exit code 0

[menator01]

There is no condition for the you lost line. It will always print.
you will need something like

if second_data == first_data:
    # continue with whatever
else:
    print('you lost')

On a side note that should probably be in the while loop

---

Here is an example for you to play around with

while True:
    print('ctrl c to quit')
    first = input('country name: ')
    second = input('another name: ')

    last_letter = first[-1]
    first_letter = second[:1]

    if last_letter == first_letter:
        print('correct')
    else:
        print('wrong answer')

[tylerdurdane]

Thank you for your answer.

The problem with your code is: it re-starts the game.
What I need is: do not restart the game. Take the 2nd input and consider as 1st and keep asking for 2nd input.

For "# continue with whatever" in below, is there a way to say Python to "go to a specific line" in case "if" condition is met ?

Thanks

if second_data == first_data:
    # continue with whatever
else:
    print('you lost')

There is no condition for the you lost line. It will always print.
you will need something like

if second_data == first_data:
    # continue with whatever
else:
    print('you lost')

On a side note that should probably be in the while loop

---

Here is an example for you to play around with

while True:
    print('ctrl c to quit')
    first = input('country name: ')
    second = input('another name: ')

    last_letter = first[-1]
    first_letter = second[:1]

    if last_letter == first_letter:
        print('correct')
    else:
        print('wrong answer')

[BashBedlam]

What I need is: do not restart the game. Take the 2nd input and consider as 1st and keep asking for 2nd input.

So, to clarify... Is something like this what your looking for?

first_data=input('enter a country name: ')
print(first_data)
last_letter=str(first_data[-1])
print(last_letter)
second_data = 'Wrong answer!'
while second_data [-1] != last_letter :
	second_data=input('enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name: ')

[tylerdurdane]

So, to clarify... Is something like this what your looking for?

Hi,
Not excatly. I tried your code. Doesnt matter if I enter correct or wrong answer, it keeps asking for the 2nd input.
In your code I couldnt understand below part. Not sure what second_data should be but definitly not like below

second_data = 'Wrong answer!'

I tried to modify your code however not successful

The game should be like this example: Nigeria --> Azerbaijan --> Nepal --> Laos --> Slovenia --> Argentina --> etc.

[BashBedlam]

This is the output I get when the answer is correct.

Output:
enter a country name: africa
africa
a
enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name: america

This is the answer I get when the answer is wrong.

Output:
enter a country name: africa
africa
a
enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name: france
enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name: germiny
enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name:

If you are capitalizing the names, you will have to compensate for that.
The codesecond_data = 'Wrong answer!'is just initializing the variable. It could just as well mesecond_data = "z".

[tylerdurdane]

Ok can you modify the code to exit if you reply wrong ?
Thank you

This is the answer I get when the answer is wrong.

Output:
enter a country name: africa
africa
a
enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name: france
enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name: germiny
enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name:

[BashBedlam]

Ok can you modify the code to exit if you reply wrong ?

and keep going if you reply correctly or quit either way?

[BashBedlam]

Okay, sorry. I think I understand now. Try this:

first_data=input('enter a country name: ')
while True :
	print(first_data)
	last_letter=str(first_data[-1]).lower ()
	print(last_letter)
	second_data=input('enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name: ')
	if second_data [0].lower () == last_letter :
		first_data = second_data
	else : break
print ('You lose!')

[tylerdurdane]

I tried the code, seems like this is what I was looking for.
That's great!
Thanks
Cheers
I asked the same question in stackoverflow, so I will share this link there

Okay, sorry. I think I understand now. Try this:

first_data=input('enter a country name: ')
while True :
	print(first_data)
	last_letter=str(first_data[-1]).lower ()
	print(last_letter)
	second_data=input('enter a country name starts with the last letter of previous country name: ')
	if second_data [0].lower () == last_letter :
		first_data = second_data
	else : break
print ('You lose!')