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Python

Posted by Moises Miguel
Moises Miguel
5,028 Points

python number game

def game():
    random_num = random.randint(1, 10)
    while True: 
        try:
            guess = int(input("Choose a number 1 - 10: "))
        except ValueError:
            print("Please only enter numbers ")
        else:
            if guess == random_num:
                print("You are right!, my number was {}".format(random_num))
            elif guess < random_num:
                print("My number is lower than {}".format(guess))
            else guess > random_num:
                print("My number is higher than {}".format(guess))


game()

when it runs the terminal says theres a bug, but i can't find it.

[Mod edited code block]

2 Answers

Alx Ki
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Alx Ki
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 14,810 Points

You also got a mistake with compare operator, because, i guess that it's program saying "my number is higher/lower...."

Here:

elif guess < random_num:
    print("My number is lower than {}".format(guess))

Syntax Error:

    else guess > random_num:
             ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Right:

import random

def game():
    random_num = random.randint(1, 10)
    while True:
        try:
            guess = int(input("Choose a number 1 - 10: "))
        except ValueError:
            print("Please only enter numbers ")
        else:
            if guess == random_num:
                print("You are right!, my number was {}".format(random_num))
            elif guess > random_num:
                print("My number is lower than {}".format(guess))
            else:
                print("My number is higher than {}".format(guess))


game()
jacinator
jacinator
11,936 Points
jacinator
jacinator
11,936 Points

else guess > random_num: is invalid syntax. Either remove the condition or change else to an elif. The other thing is to double check that you are importing random. You didn't put it in your code block, so I don't know if you imported it into your code.

Moises Miguel
Moises Miguel
5,028 Points

But i want the game to say if the number is higher or lower

jacinator
jacinator
11,936 Points

There are one of three possibilities.

  1. guess is equal to random_num
  2. guess is greater than random_num
  3. guess is lesser than random_num

If you remove the condition so that it is else: it will take any of the third possibility instances. If you change else to elif it will continue to function properly. This could be your answer. If you leave it as it is it will continue to raise a SyntaxError.