Errors in simple text adventure game?

[ecloev]

Hello,
I am doing a simple text adventure game for school and so far I have the following.
On line 61 (elif choice == 2:) which in the function prompt 3, I am getting an unexpected
unindent error. I assume it has something to do with the indentation but I can't figure it out.

Can anyone plug this into IDLE and debug it?
Please keep in mind I am new to the language and I'm completely aware that this code may be unprofessional or over complicated.

Thanks!

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import time global playerhealth global enemyhealth enemyhealth = 25.0 playerhealth = 50.0 bosshealth = 100.0 global guessed   def prompt2():     print("""           You walk into a cave.           You are scared.           Do you chose to continue or turn around?           Type '1' or '2'.             1: Turn around           2: Continue           """)     choice = int(input("What will you do?: "))           try:         if choice == 1:             youLose()         elif choice == 2:             print("Good choice, " + name + ", let's continue!" )             prompt3()         else:             print("Not valid!")             prompt2()     except NameError:         print("You need to type a single number to reflect your choice!")         prompt2()   def prompt3():     print("""           You run into a skeleton ghoul.           You also hear the mysterious ghost's laugh echo through the cave.           What is your weapon of choice?             1: Sword           2: Bow           3: Staff           """)     choice = int(input("How will you fight?: "))           try:         if choice == 1:             print("""                   Great! Will you attack fast or slow?                     1: Fast                   2: Slow                               """)             choiceSword = int(input("Fast or slow?: "))             try:                 if choiceSword == 1:                     prompt4()                 if choiceSword == 2:                     print("You attacked too slow and he stabbed you!")                     youLose()               elif choice == 2:             print("Good choice, " + name + ", let's continue!" )             prompt4()         elif choice == 3:             print("""                   You chose a staff, a versatile weapon.                   Will you choose to attack first?                   Or defend? Or fight by hand?                     1: Attack                   2: Defend                   3: Fight By Hand                   """)             choiceStaff = int(input("How will you use the staff?: "))             try:                 if choiceStaff == 1:                     prompt4()                 elif choiceStaff == 3:                     youLose()                 elif choiceStaff == 2:                     while enemyhealth >= 0:                                print("""                               The skeleton breaks your shield and damages you 4.6 health!                               """)                         playerhealth -= 4.6                         print("You have " + str(playerhealth) + " health remaining!")                         attackStaff = raw_input("Do you wish to attack? ('yes' or 'no'): ")                         if attackStaff == yes:                             enemyhealth -= 26                             print("""                                   You attacked the enemy with a critical hit.                                   You killed him.                                   """)                             prompt4()                                            elif attackStaff == no:                             print("Your being too timid!")                             youLose()                         else:                             print("""                                   You need to type either 'yes' or 'no'!                                   Rolling back to start of phase!                                   """)                             prompt3()                                                                                                                                 except NameError:                print("You need to type a single number to reflect your choice!")                prompt3()                                                 else:             print("Not valid!")             prompt2()     except NameError:         print("You need to type a single number to reflect your choice!")         prompt2()           def prompt4():     print("""           The ghost can only be stopped by his defeat or a guess.           Guess the ghost!             1: Arnold           2: Sam           3: Pluto           """)     guess = int(input("Who is the ghost(1, 2, or 3)?: "))       try:         if guess == 1:             youWin()         if guess == 2:             guessed = 2             print("Wrong! Moving on!")             prompt5()         if guess == 3:             guessed = 3             print("Wrong! Moving on!")             prompt5()     except NameError:         print("Type an integer to reflect your answer!")         prompt4()   def prompt5():     print("""           You come to a lake. Do you jump in or turn to your left?             1: Jump In           2: Turn Left           """)     prompt5answer = int(input("Do you jump or turn?: "))       try:         if(prompt5answer == 1):             print("You drowned!")             youLose()         elif(prompt5answer == 2):             print("Good choice! Moving along....")             prompt6()     except NameError:         print("Type an integer to reflect your answer!")         prompt5()   def prompt6():     print("""           The ghost can only be stopped by his defeat or a guess.           Guess the ghost!           """)     if guessed == 2:         print("""             1: Arnold           2: Pluto           """)     if guessed == 3:         print("""             1: Arnold           2: Sam           """)     guess2 = int(input("Guess the ghost: "))       try:         if guess2 == 1:             youWin()         elif guess2 == 2:             print("Wrong! You notice the rocks on the walls start to rumble.")             print("You see a white light slowly form into a figure. Could it be?")             time.sleep(2)             bossFight()     except NameError:         print("Type an integer to reflect your answer!")         prompt6()   def bossFight():     print("""             The ghost is revealeed to you as Arnold!                   """)     print("The boss still has " + str(bosshealth) + " remaining!")     print("You still have " + str(playerhealth) + " remaining! Good luck!")       while playerhealth > 0 and bosshealth > 0:         print("""                 Arnold glares at you. Do you choose to attack or defend?                 1: Attack               2: Defend               """)         choiceBoss = int(input("Do you attack or defend?")         try:             if choiceBoss == 1:                 print("You attack the boss for 23.6 health!")                 bosshealth -= 23.6                 print("The boss has " + str(bosshealth) + " remaining!")                 print()             elif choiceBoss == 2:                 print("The boss attacks you for 10.0 health!")                 playerhealth -= 10.0                 print("You have " + str(player) + " remaining!")                 print()               if playerhealth < 0:                 print("You have been defeated.")                 youLose()             if bosshealth < 0:                 youWin()             else:                 continue                                    except NameError:         print("Type an integer to reflect your answer!")         prompt4()         def hitBoss():                            print("You damage the boss!")     bosshealth -= 10     if bosshealth > 0:                                print("The boss still has " + str(bosshealth) + " remaining!")                 def youLose():     print("Nice try, " + name + ", try again next time!")   def youWin():     print("Congratulations!")     print("You either killed or guessed the ghost, Arnold!")     print("Good job, " + name + "! Come back to the castle soon!")   def start():     print("Welcome to the Castle! The castle is haunted by a ghost!")     time.sleep(1)     print("For centuries, many have tried to figure out who it was.")     time.sleep(1)     print("No one has. Until now...")     time.sleep(2)     print()     global name     name = raw_input("Enter your name: ")      startPrompt()   def startPrompt():     global prompt1     prompt1 = raw_input("Type 'start' to start the game: ")       if prompt1 == "start":         print("Starting game.....")         print()         time.sleep(2)         prompt2()     else:         print()         print("You're dumb! Type 'start' stupid!")         startPrompt()   start()

[nilamo]

Could you copy/paste the entire traceback?

*edit* nevermind, I found it. Here's your snippet:

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try:         if choiceSword == 1:             prompt4()         if choiceSword == 2:             print("You attacked too slow and he stabbed you!")             youLose()       elif choice == 2:

A try without a matching except is meaningless, so it's assumed that your elif is part of the if choiceSword == 2: block, and, in THAT case, the elif isn't indented properly. Adding an except clause should fix the error.

[ecloev]

Could you copy/paste the entire traceback?

*edit* nevermind, I found it. Here's your snippet:

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try:         if choiceSword == 1:             prompt4()         if choiceSword == 2:             print("You attacked too slow and he stabbed you!")             youLose()       elif choice == 2:

A try without a matching except is meaningless, so it's assumed that your elif is part of the if choiceSword == 2: block, and, in THAT case, the elif isn't indented properly. Adding an except clause should fix the error.

So basically, if I move the except on line 108 up a bit and then fix the indentation I should be good?

[nilamo]

No, because then you'd have a different try: that didn't have an except anymore.

In order to try to avoid confusing nested pathways like this, it's generally a good idea to have only a few lines in a try block, like 2 or 3 max. Any more than that, and you're probably trying to do too much with one exception handler.

[ecloev]

No, because then you'd have a different try: that didn't have an except anymore.

In order to try to avoid confusing nested pathways like this, it's generally a good idea to have only a few lines in a try block, like 2 or 3 max. Any more than that, and you're probably trying to do too much with one exception handler.

Ok, so now I'm getting another error about a variable I have?

Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "H:\Python\MCA Game Loev Krupa.py", line 226, in <module>
start()
File "H:\Python\MCA Game Loev Krupa.py", line 194, in start
startPrompt()
File "H:\Python\MCA Game Loev Krupa.py", line 204, in startPrompt
prompt2()
File "H:\Python\MCA Game Loev Krupa.py", line 19, in prompt2
prompt3()
File "H:\Python\MCA Game Loev Krupa.py", line 37, in prompt3
choiceSword()
File "H:\Python\MCA Game Loev Krupa.py", line 217, in choiceSword
prompt4()
File "H:\Python\MCA Game Loev Krupa.py", line 60, in prompt4
youWin()
File "H:\Python\MCA Game Loev Krupa.py", line 178, in youWin
if deadBoss == False:
NameError: global name 'deadBoss' is not defined


Code:

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def bossFight():     global playerhealth     global enemyhealth     enemyhealth = 25.0     playerhealth = 50.0     bosshealth = 100.0     global deadBoss     deadBoss = False     print("""             The ghost is revealeed to you as Arnold!                   """)     print("The boss still has " + str(bosshealth) + " remaining!")     print("You still have " + str(playerhealth) + " remaining! Good luck!")       while playerhealth > 0 and bosshealth > 0:         print("""                 Arnold glares at you. Do you choose to attack or defend?                 1: Attack               2: Defend               """)         choiceBoss = int(input("Do you attack or defend?: "))                   if choiceBoss == 1:             print("You attack the boss for 23.6 health!")             bosshealth -= 23.6             print("The boss has " + str(bosshealth) + " remaining!")             print()         elif choiceBoss == 2:             print("The boss attacks you for 10.0 health!")             playerhealth -= 10.0             print("You have " + str(playerhealth) + " remaining!")             print()           if playerhealth <= 0:             print("You have been defeated.")             youLose()         if bosshealth <= 0:             deadBoss = True             youWin()         else:             continue                                    def hitBoss():                            print("You damage the boss!")     bosshealth -= 10     if bosshealth > 0:                                print("The boss still has " + str(bosshealth) + " remaining!")             def youLose():     print("Nice try, " + name + ", try again next time!")   def youWin():     print("Congratulations!")     if deadBoss == False:         print("You guessed the ghost, Arnold!")     else:         print("You defeated the ghost, Arnold!")     print("Good job, " + name + "! Come back to the castle soon!")

[nilamo]

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def youWin():     print("Congratulations!")     if deadBoss == False:

You're trying to use a variable that doesn't exist. If you're going to use a global variable, you have to let python know you're using a global variable.