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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Number Game Refinement

Posted by George Lewiss
George Lewiss
1,219 Points

Game will not replay

I actually have TWO problems. The first is that when I first make a guess that is an int (let's say it is 5) and then I guess with a string the second time, the 'except' will say the 5 is not an integer between 1 and 10 instead of the string I just used. The other problem is that when I press any key other than 'n', it keeps asking whether I want to continue playing rather than restarting the game. What am I doing wrong?

Here is the code:

import random

create empty list for guesses

guess_count = []

generate a random number between 1 and 10

secret_number = random.randint(1, 10) def game(): while len(guess_count) < 5: try: # get a number guess from a player user_guess = int(input("Choose a number between 1 and 10: ")) except ValueError: print("{} is not an integer between 1 and 10. Try again.".format(user_guess)) else: # compare guess to secret number if user_guess == secret_number: print("CORRECT! The number I was thinking of was {}!".format(secret_number)) break elif user_guess > secret_number: print("My number is lower than {}.".format(user_guess)) elif user_guess < secret_number: print("My number is higher than {}.".format(user_guess)) # print hit/mis guess_count.append(user_guess) else: print("GAME OVER! My number was {}.".format(secret_number)) replay = input("Would you like to play again? Y/n: ") if replay.lower() != 'n': game() else: print("Bye")

game()

Unsubscribed User
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481 Points

Hi Ezekial!

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Mykiel Horn
Mykiel Horn
4,014 Points

My code will not replay when I press anything other than 'n'.

import random

# generate a random number between 1 & 10
secret_num = random.randint(1,10)
guesses = []

def start_game():
  while len(guesses) < 3:
    try: 
      # get a guess number from the player
      player_guess = int(input("""
    Guess a number between 1 and 10: """))
    except ValueError:
      print("{} isn't a number!").format(player_guess)
    else:
    # compare guess to secret number
      if player_guess == secret_num:
        print("You got it!! My number was {}!!!!".format(secret_num))
        break
      elif player_guess > secret_num:
        print("""
  To high, try again.""")
      else:
        player_guess < secret_num
        print("""
  To low, try again""")
      guesses.append(player_guess)
  else:
    print("You didn't get my number, it was {}".format(secret_num))
  play_again = input("Do you want to play again?Y/n")
  if play_again.lower() != 'n':
    start_game()
  else:
    print("Bye")

start_game()

1 Answer

John Mills
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John Mills
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 565 Points
John Mills
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John Mills
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 565 Points

Place secret_num = random.randint(1,10) and guesses = [] inside your start_game() function.