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Python

Posted by Jason Ladieu
Jason Ladieu
10,635 Points

Having trouble with getting a function to call. The same function works in a similar program. What am I missing here?

I can't get the try_again() function to call correctly. I keep getting the following error.

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Users/jasonladieu/Desktop/Untitled.py", line 54, in <module> start_game() File "/Users/jasonladieu/Desktop/Untitled.py", line 50, in start_game com_random_number_game(1, 10) File "/Users/jasonladieu/Desktop/Untitled.py", line 22, in com_random_number_game try_again() File "/Users/jasonladieu/Desktop/Untitled.py", line 4, in try_again again = input("Would you like to play again?\n") File "<string>", line 1, in <module> NameError: name 'yes' is not defined Jasons-iMac:Desktop jasonladieu$

Here is my code:

import random

def try_again():
    again = input("Would you like to play again?\n")
    again = str(again.upper())
    if again == "YES":
        return com_random_number_game()
    else:
        quit()




def com_random_number_game(a, b):
    guess = random.randint(a, b)
    print("Welcome to the number guessing game.")
    user_num = input("Enter a number between " + str(a) + " and " + str(b) + " for the computer to guess.\n")
    user_num = int(user_num)

    if guess == user_num:
        print("The computer guessed your number! The computer guessed " + str(guess) + ".")
        try_again()
    if guess < user_num:
        low_guess = guess + 1
        print("The computer guessed lower than your number. The computer guessed " + str(guess) + ". Time to guess again!\n")
        guess_two = random.randint(low_guess, b)
        if guess_two == user_num:
            print("The computer guessed your number! The computer guessed " + str(guess_two) + ".")
            try_again()
        else:
            print("The computer did not guess your number. The computer guessed " + str(guess_two) + ".")
            try_again()
    if guess > user_num:
        high_guess = guess - 1
        print("The computer guessed higher than your number. The computer guessed " + str(guess) + ". Time to guess again!\n")
        guess_two = random.randint(a, high_guess)
        if guess_two == user_num:
            print("The computer guessed your number! The computer guessed " + str(guess_two) + ".")
            try_again()
        else:
            print("The computer did not guess your number. The computer guessed " + str(guess_two) + ".")
            try_again()
    else:
        print("Something is wrong!")
        quit()





com_random_number_game(1, 10)

1 Answer

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points
Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

It seems that your returning com_random_number_game() in your try_again() function without giving it any parameter's even though you ask for them in the function.

Jason Ladieu
Jason Ladieu
10,635 Points

Even if i change that I get the same error.

import random

def try_again():
    again = input("Would you like to play again?\n")
    again = str(again.upper())
    if again == "YES":
        return com_random_number_game(1, 10)
    else:
        quit()




def com_random_number_game(a, b):
    guess = random.randint(a, b)
    print("Welcome to the number guessing game.")
    user_num = input("Enter a number between " + str(a) + " and " + str(b) + " for the computer to guess.\n")
    user_num = int(user_num)

    if guess == user_num:
        print("The computer guessed your number! The computer guessed " + str(guess) + ".")
        try_again()
    if guess < user_num:
        low_guess = guess + 1
        print("The computer guessed lower than your number. The computer guessed " + str(guess) + ". Time to guess again!\n")
        guess_two = random.randint(low_guess, b)
        if guess_two == user_num:
            print("The computer guessed your number! The computer guessed " + str(guess_two) + ".")
            try_again()
        else:
            print("The computer did not guess your number. The computer guessed " + str(guess_two) + ".")
            try_again()
    if guess > user_num:
        high_guess = guess - 1
        print("The computer guessed higher than your number. The computer guessed " + str(guess) + ". Time to guess again!\n")
        guess_two = random.randint(a, high_guess)
        if guess_two == user_num:
            print("The computer guessed your number! The computer guessed " + str(guess_two) + ".")
            try_again()
        else:
            print("The computer did not guess your number. The computer guessed " + str(guess_two) + ".")
            try_again()
    else:
        print("Something is wrong!")
        quit()





com_random_number_game(1, 10)